Air Force
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Air ForceMcCain Opens Fire On Air Force Chief For ‘Embarassing’ Explanation For A-10 Retirement
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh came under heavy fire on Thursday from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) over plans to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which has found […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taking Steps to Improve Airmen’s Nuclear Deterrence Readiness
The Air Force is taking steps to strengthen nuclear deterrence education and experience for the younger generation of airmen, according to Gen. Robin Rand, head of Air Force Global Strike […]
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Air ForceSikorsky-Lockheed Martin Integration Coming Along; Company Sets CRH CDR Date
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Sikorsky has been, for the most part, smoothly integrating with new parent company Lockheed Martin [LMT], except for a few hiccups in information technology (IT) systems, according to Sikorsky […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Aerojet Rocketdyne, ULA Rocket Propulsion System Prototype Contracts
The Air Force on Monday awarded the final other transaction agreements (OTA) to Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] and United Launch Alliance (ULA) for shared public-private investments in rocket propulsion system (RPS) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Optimistic Boeing Will Meet KC-46 Deadline But Has ‘No Margin’
The Air Force has no margin left to accommodate fielding of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker if Boeing [BA] misses its August 2017 deadline to deliver the first 18 aircraft. […]
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Air ForcePakistan F-16 Buy Replaces Jets Worn Out Bombing Terrorist Along Border With Afghanistan
The eight Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter jets Pakistan has been cleared to purchase will replace fighters that have rapidly aged conducting precision bombing against Taliban targets in the tribal […]
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Air ForceBell CEO Wants To Halve V-280 Price
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] CEO Mitch Snyder wants to cut the price of the V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft in half and he’s identified a number of techniques to accomplish that. […]
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Air ForceCyber Operations Against ISIL Will Translate To Other Virtual-World Fights
The ongoing fight against Islamic State (ISIL) militants is giveing the U.S. military a real-world opportunity to use its new batch of cyber weapons and tactics, which can be used […]
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Air ForceAir Force Designates New Bomber B-21, Unveils Rendering
ORLANDO, Fla.–The Air Force designated the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) B-21 while an artist’s rendering released Friday shows similarities to the B-2 and another experimental aircraft platform from the […]
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Air Force
James Responds To McCain on LRSB Contracting, Boeing Won’t Sue
ORLANDO, Fla.–The Air Force since the spring of 2014 has been briefing appropriate congressional members and staffers on its classified Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) acquisition strategy and it will […]