Air Force
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Air ForceHeithold Wants Laser On AC-130 By End Of Decade
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) believes the service can put a high energy laser with both offensive and defensive capabilities on an AC-130 aircraft by the […]
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Air ForceJames Says Air Force Wants 100 LRSB Aircraft, Faster FMS Process
The Air Force wants to purchase 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB), service Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday, the high end of the 80-to-100 aircraft range the service has previously […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin $914 Million To Upgrade Singapore F-16s
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $914 million fixed-price incentive and cost-plus contract to upgrade Singapore’s F-16 fleet, according to a Defense Department statement. Work is […]
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Air ForceCommercial Tech Integration Essential To U.S. Success In Cyber Conflict
Future wars will be fought as much in cyberspace as any other domain and the weapons used to fight digital battles will come from the commercial sector rather than governments, […]
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Air ForceWelsh Says If Air Force Can’t Fund JSTARS In FY ’17, It Will Next Budget Season
If the Air Force’s long-awaited E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program doesn’t survive a Pentagon budget battle for fiscal year 2017, it’ll make the FY ’18 […]
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JSTARS Recap Fate Outside Air Force’s Control, LaPlante Says
The fate of the massive and long-awaited Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program is outside the Air Force’s control, according to the service’s outgoing acquisition chief. Assistant […]
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Air ForceCongress Needs To Make Tough Space Launch Choices, LaPlante Says
Congress, in the next three to four years, can have two national security space launch vehicles, competition for launches or it can get the Air Force off the Russian RD-180 […]
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Air ForceShelby Says Appropriators Working Toward Additional RD-180 Waivers
The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) is working toward providing the Air Force RD-180 relief in the form of additional national security waivers, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said Thursday. Lawmakers are […]
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Air ForceMiltiary Services Seeking Private Industry Help on Autonomy
Autonomous systems offer a wealth of promise for the military, but working with industry to transition technology from research labs to the battlefield will be key, service officials said on […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Exceeds F-35 Low Observable Maintenance Standard
FORT WORTH, Texas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] is exceeding the Defense Department’s specification for F-35 low observable maintenance thanks to lessons learned, innovation and designing low observable as a system, according to […]