Air Force
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Air ForceShipbuilders Win Out as Senate Appropriators Add Funds For Icebreaker to Spending Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s $574.5 billion defense spending bill, which the defense subcommittee (SAC-D) approved Tuesday, contained a big surprise: $1 billion in Navy shipbuilding funds to accelerate construction of […]
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Air ForceStudy: U.S. Military Needs More Cheap Missile Interceptors To Win Salvo Equation Against Peer Adversary
The U.S. military can count on facing guided missiles in its next high-end conflict, but it is not prepared to defend against massed, relatively inexpensive precision weapons. A new study […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Proposes Industry Handle Unclassified JSpOC, JICSpOC Data
A key lawmaker wants industry to handle unclassified space situational awareness (SSA) data for a pair of important Defense Department programs. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a member of the House […]
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Air ForceHouse Passes 2017 Defense Authorization Bill
In a 277-147 vote, the House passed the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act after a late night session where Republican lawmakers successfully fended off attacks to the budget’s topline […]
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Air ForceSASC Bill Caps RD-180 Purchases, Sets Up Potential Battle With HASC
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is setting up a battle with its House counterparts over the RD-180 as it banned use of the Russian-developed rocket engine beyond those permitted […]
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Air ForceBoeing Selling NAVY P-8 Engineering Investment As Advantage To 737 As JSTARS Replacement
Boeing [BA] officials believe the work the company has put into development of the Navy’s P-8 Poseidon sub hunting aircraft could translate directly to a cost-efficient, highly capable solution for […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Hold ‘Full And Open’ Competition For UH-1N Replacement Program
The Air Force will hold a “full and open” competition for the replacement of the entire UH-1N helicopter fleet, according to service spokesman Maj. Robert Leese. The late Wednesday announcement […]
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Air ForceHouse Appropriators Release $576 Billion Defense Spending Bill, Sticks to HASC’s OCO Funding Scheme
In their $576 billion defense spending bill, House appropriators mimicked the authorizing committee’s approach to increase funding for the military by shorting the wartime spending account—thereby forcing the next president […]
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Air ForceOrbital ATK’s Thompson Proposes Not Using Excess ICBM Motors In Smaller Launch Class
Orbital ATK [OA] CEO David Thompson on Tuesday proposed not using excess ICBM motors in the 100 kg to 400 kg commercial launch class if Congress permits the Air Force […]
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Air ForceSASC Subcommittees Add More Money for Reapers, Depot Maintenance
The topline of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill is still a mystery, but SASC subcommittees during markups of the bill on Tuesday revealed key […]