Air Force
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Air ForceMcCain, McCarthy Plan Bills Reinstating NDAA RD-180 Caps
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) plan to introduce bills repealing a provision in the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill […]
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Air ForceSpaceX, Blue Origin Achieve Rocket Milestones
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Blue Origin recently achieved a pair of rocket milestones. The Air Force on Monday updated the certified baseline configuration of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launch […]
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Air ForceNATO C-17 Aircrew School Will Move To U.K. Under New Boeing Contract
NATO countries that fly the Boeing [BA] C-17 Globemaster will begin training aircrews at the company’s international training center (ITC) in the United Kingdom rather than sending them to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Additional Booster Propulsion Maturation Contracts
The Air Force on Monday awarded a pair of contracts to Boeing [BA] and Arctic Slope Technical Services (ARTS) under its Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation, […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Boeing Perform First KC-46A Refueling Flight
The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] on Sunday successfully completed the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker’s first refueling flight, according to a company statement. Following takeoff from Boeing Field […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Commander: Time to Modernize Nuclear Triad
The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday tried to strike a balance between advocacy for the modernization of the United States’ nuclear triad and downplaying the nation’s diminished relationship […]
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Air ForceAir Force Assembling Multi-Domain Operations Center Operations Concept
The Air Force has a team assembling the concept of operations for its futuristic multi-domain operations center that was featured in its Future Operating Concept (FOC) released last fall. Air […]
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Air ForceFirst Air Force Cyberspace Weapons System Reaches Full Operational Capability
The first cyberspace weapons system, the defensive Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System, reached full operational capability (FOC) on Jan. 7, Air Force Space Command said Tuesday. The AFINC […]
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Air ForceGrowth in Enemy Technology Drives SOCOM’s Laundry List of Requirements
Special operations component commanders on Wednesday detailed acquisition wish lists that included everything from new drones, precision guided munitions for small boats and laser weapons that can be mounted on […]
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Air ForceF-35 Features Potential For Over-Pressurized Fuel Tanks
The Defense Department last week took a step toward fixing a F-35 fuel system issue first discovered in late 2014. F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) spokesman Joe DellaVedova said Thursday […]