Air Force
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Air ForceHASC Subcommitee to Propose Adding Super Hornets, F-35, Helicopters to Defense Bill
In its fiscal year 2017 defense authorization proposal, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee plans to boost procurement funding for a number of aircraft […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Bill Gives U.S.-Developed Rocket Engines Procurement Advantage
Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s (R-Okla.) American Space Renaissance bill directs the Defense Department to give United States-developed rocket engines a 25 percent price reduction in procurements starting in 2023 to discourage […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Oppose Air Force Sole-Sourcing UH-1N Replacement
Twelve House lawmakers want House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leadership to take steps preventing the Air Force from awarding its UH-1N replacement without competition. In an April 14 letter to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Rethinking Acquisition Of ‘Survival Of Nation’ Capabilities
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force is rethinking the way it acquires critical “survival of the nation” space capabilities with a plan called the Space Enterprise Vision. Air Force Space Command […]
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Air ForceHyten Supports Selling Excess ICBM Motors…For Right Price, Quantity
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force’s top space officer supports the service potentially selling its roughly 1,000 excess ICBM motors, but for the right price and in the right quantity. Air […]
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Air ForceDual Reports Critical Of F-35 Modernization Management, Logistics System Development
The Pentagon plans to spend $3 billion over the next six years to develop Block 4 upgrades for the F-35, a program so large that it qualifies as a separate […]
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Air ForceAir Force Pursuing Data Sharing Multi-Domain Operations Concept
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force is pursuing a concept it calls multi-domain operations that seeks to tear down stovepipes and share command and control (C2) data across operations centers. Air […]
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Air ForceSecretive Pentagon Office Reveals New Technologies
In his first appearance in front of lawmakers, the director of the Pentagon’s shadowy Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) unveiled a number of technology initiatives that had not previously been disclosed […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Wants GAO To Oversee Wideband AoA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) wants the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to oversee the Air Force’s upcoming Wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA) to ensure commercial SATCOM […]
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Air ForceAir Force Drafting Requirements Document For A-10 Follow-On
The Air Force is building a draft requirements document for a close air support (CAS) aircraft that could eventually follow the A-10, according to a key officer. Air Force Deputy […]