Air Force
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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 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Acquisition Chief LaPlante Resigns End Of November
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition William LaPlante will retire at the end of November and return to a senior position at the MITRE Corp., according to the […]
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Air ForceStudy Finds Current Planned LRSB Buy Won’t Meet Requirements
The Air Force’s current plan to buy anywhere from 80 to 100 Long Range Strike Bombers (LRSB) will not be sufficient to meet operational requirements, and double that number could […]
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Air ForceULA Declines Bid For GPS III Launch
United Launch Alliance (ULA) followed through on its recent threat by not submitting a bid for the Air Force’s first competed space launch mission in years, a Global Positioning System […]
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Air ForceIn A First, Russia Contacts U.S. Officials Ahead Of Airstrikes Against ISIL
After weeks of airstrikes in Syria, Russian military officials on Tuesday alerted U.S. forces before launching attacks against targets in Raqqa, the city that Islamic State (ISIL) militants have declared […]
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Air ForceAir Force Official Looks to Speed Up Foreign Sales as Middle East Clamors to Buy U.S. Weapons
Middle Eastern allies and partners are “desperate” to buy U.S.-made weapons and military equipment, but U.S. restrictions on foreign military sales (FMS) could leave countries like the United Arab Emirates […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Introduces Cincinnati AutoDrill To F-35 Production Facility
FORT WORTH, Texas—Lockheed Martin [LMT] in December will begin operating at its F-35 production plant here a Cincinnati AutoDrill that performs overlap machining to install the left-hand and right-hand side […]
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Air ForceU.S. F-15Es Arrive In Turkey, Adding Air-To-Ground Strike Muscle To ISIL Fight
Six F-15E Strike Eagle jets arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Thursday, joining other U.S. manned and unmanned aircraft already stationed there to prosecute the campaign of air […]
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Air ForceGD Radios To Provide Communications For U.S. Air Force Deployable Landing System
General Dynamics [GD] will provide the communications for the new U.S. Air Force Deployable Instrument Landing System (D-ILS), the company said Thursday. The D-ILS, built by Thales, gives pilots a […]