Air Force
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Air ForceBoeing Maintains Cash Guidance Despite KC-46 Production Slip
Boeing’s [BA] chief executive on Thursday said that for now the company is maintaining its outlook for operating cash this year despite an announcement by the Air Force last week […]
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Air ForceSchriever Wargame 2016 Focuses On Loss Of Credible GPS Information
The annual Schriever Wargame introduced for 2016 a scenario where the United States and its allies lose access to credible Global Positioning System (GPS) information, according to an Air Force […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing $3.2 Billion JDAM Contract
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing [BA] a fixed-price contract worth as much as $3.2 billion for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits, according to a Defense Department […]
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Air ForceAir Force Emphasizes Acquisition Speed, Experimentation, In New Report
The Air Force must shun traditional acquisition timelines in favor of agile acquisition approaches using experimentation and prototyping if it wants to dominate the skies in 2030 and beyond, according […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Want Air Force To Pick Up JSTARS Pace
The congressional defense committees want the Air Force to accelerate recapitalization of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). All four committees weigh in on JSTARS in their respective […]
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Air ForceAir Force Bombing Outpaces Production Of Precision Weapons, Raiding Global Stockpiles
The U.S. military is firing missiles and dropping bombs on Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria at a higher rate than it had planned to produce them, forcing commanders […]
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Air ForceMcCain’s $17 Billion Amendment to NDAA Adds Billions For Aircraft, Ship Procurement
When Senate lawmakers return this June from Memorial Day recess, they will have to contend with the more than 190 amendments to the 2017 defense authorization bill that have been filed Of […]
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Air ForceWelsh Supports Studying F-22 Production Line Restart
Outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh endorses the service studying the financial feasibility of re-starting the F-22 production line because of the aircraft’s “remarkable” potential. “We’re using […]
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Air ForceOrbital ATK Hopes To Have EELV-Class Rocket Ready By 2019
Orbital ATK [OA] hopes to beat competitors to the launch pad by having its next-generation Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV)-class rocket fly its first Defense Department mission in 2019, according […]
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Air ForceFinal F-35 Testing Slips A Year While Program Chiefs Justify Central Management
Final operational test and planning for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been pushed back to mid-2018, about a year later than expected, because of ongoing developmental delays with the […]