Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks Open Architecture Approach For Unified Satellite Ground System
The Air Force is in the initial planning stages for a single, unified satellite ground system architecture that will harness open systems to exercise command and control (C2) during conflict […]
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Air ForceFormer Air Force General Envisions Expanded Sensor-Shooter Role for LRS-B
The role of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) should expand to include sensor-shooter aircraft functions, according to a former Air Force general. “It’s now possible to incorporate sensors, processing […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Tripling Production, Fielding Rate By 2019
The F-35 program will triple its aircraft production and fielding rate by 2019, which is giving Program Executive Officer (PEO) Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan pause, he said Wednesday. […]
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Air ForceItaly’s First F-35A Takes Wing in Successful Inaugural Flight
Italy’s first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) made its inaugural flight on Monday, marking the first time the jet has ever been flown outside of the United States. The plane—which […]
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Air ForceFirst Two F-35As Arrive At Hill AFB, Where They Will Be First Battle-Ready Jets
The first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters arrived at Hill AFB, Utah, on Sept. 2, making it the 10th installation to formally host the jet. The two conventional takeoff and […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman’s JSTARS Wide Area Surveillance Sensor Choice Up In Air
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] is deciding whether to use a radar sensor of its own or one from Raytheon [RTN] for wide area surveillance activities on its Joint Surveillance Target […]
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Gulfstream Ensures Aerial Refueling Capability On Northrop Grummans’ JSTARS Offering
SAVANNAH, Ga. –The Gulfstream business jet Northrop Grumman [NOC] is offering for the Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalization program will be capable of aerial refueling, […]
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Air ForceSASC Lawmakers Call for Explanation, Correction of LRS-B Cost Estimate Discrepancies
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) last week sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter expressing concern over the Department […]
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Air ForceFollowing NORAD Win, Raytheon Expanding Presence In Colorado Springs
Following favorable resolution last week of a contract protest, Raytheon [RTN] on Wednesday said it is expanding its presence in Colorado Springs, Colo., to support operations at NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain […]
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Air ForceULA Predicts Two Additional Launches Per Year Thanks To Off-Site Vertical Integration
United Launch Alliance (ULA) expects to produce two additional launches per year at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., due to relocating some vertical integration procedures to a new facility […]