Air Force
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Air ForceAGI Expects Its SSA Center To Level With Air Force SSA Catalog
Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) is confident that its Commercial Space Operations Center (ComSpOC) will grow by the end of 2016 to track the same number of objects in space as […]
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Air ForceOrbital ATK Wants Air Force To Sell Off Excess ICBM Motors
Orbital ATK [OA] wants the Air Force to make its roughly 1,000 excess ICBM motors available for purchase and use in commercial launches. Orbital ATK Vice President of Strategy and […]
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Air ForceWork: Autonomy Tech For Aviation Progressing Faster Than For Ground Vehicles
The military will increasingly rely on autonomous and unmanned systems in future conflicts, but autonomous aerial platforms are developing at a faster pace than their ground-based counterparts, said Deputy Secretary […]
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Air ForceAir Force UH-1N Replacement Nuclear Spinoff Could Run Nearly $900 Million
The Air Force could spend between $800 million and $900 million on a sole source-like procurement to replace the nuclear mission portion of its aging UH-1N helicopter fleet, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Holmes To Help Lead Wideband AoA
Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes will help lead the service’s key wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA), according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin $1.5 Billion For C-130Js
The Air Force on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.5 billion contract modification for C-130J multi-year production aircraft, according to a Defense Department statement. The modification to previously awarded […]
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Air ForceFAB-T Force Element Terminal Costs Up 24 Percent From Last Year
Costs for the Force Element Terminal (FET) portion of the Air Force’s Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program increased 24 percent in 2015 compared to 2014, according to the […]
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Air ForceCost of Procuring, Sustaining F-35 Drops, But Overall Estimated Program Cost Grows by $16B as Lifespan Pushed to 2070
Over the past year, the Defense Department has been able to drive down procurement and operations and sustainment costs of the F-35 joint strike fighter, but a decision to extend […]
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Air ForcePentagon ‘Very Close’ to F-35 LRIP 9 Deal
The Defense Department is closing in on a deal with prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the next two batches of joint strike fighters, according to the F-35 Joint Program […]
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Air ForceBogdan: Separate Program For F-35 Block 4 Mods Would Increase Cost, Schedule Difficulties
Congress’ government watchdog office and the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) are at odds over how to structure the jet’s Block 4 modernization effort. In a March 23 hearing, […]