Air Force
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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 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Years Away From Decision On Total F-35 Buy
The Air Force is years away from making a decision whether to reduce the number of F-35s it plans to purchase. Air Combat Command (ACC) chief Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle […]
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Air ForceAdditional F-15s Heading To Turkey In Escalation Of Anti-ISIL Air Campaign
The U.S. is preparing to deploy additional F-15E strike aircraft to Turkey, increasing the number of aircraft involved in the air campaign aimed at degrading and destroying the Islamic State […]
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Air ForceLRSB’s Secrecy Could Lead To Political Hurdles, Analyst Says
The Air Force classifying most of the new Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program could lead to hurdles on Capitol Hill as lawmakers won’t know whether there is work in […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Northrop Grumman Stop Work Order For LRSB
Work on the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) contract by winning contractor Northrop Grumman [NOC] is suspended following the formal protest by the competing team of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Lockheed Martin Protest New Bomber Award
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Friday filed a formal protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the Air Force awarding the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) contract […]
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Air ForceOrbital ATK Wins $790 Million Contract For ICBM Propulsion Subsystem Support
The Air Force awarded Orbital ATK [OA] a contract worth over $720 million for intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) propulsion subsystem support, the service said Thursday. The cost-plus-fixed-fee, maximum ceiling contract […]
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Air ForceLack Of Funding Places ORS-4 Super Strypi Rocket’s Future In Doubt After Launch Failure
There is no funding for future launches of the Air Force’s Super Strypi rocket, placing the launch vehicle’s future in doubt following a launch failure Tuesday evening. Air Force spokesman […]
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Air ForceAir Force Establishing Open Architecture Management Office
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Command (AFLCMC) is establishing an open architecture (OA) management office to not only create affordability but improve the speed at which the service reacts […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Expanding F-35 Assembly Line Capacity For Production Ramp Up
FORT WORTH, Texas–F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] is expanding the capacity of its one-mile, 25-foot long aircraft assembly line facility here so it is capable of producing roughly 200 […]