Air Force
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Gets Air Force Training Contract Worth Up To $20.9 Billion
Northrop Grumman [NOC] was awarded a position on the Training Systems Acquisition III (TSA III) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract position by the Air Force, the company said Thursday. Northrop Grumman and Raytheon […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Raytheon Training Contract Worth Up To $20.9 Billion
Raytheon [RTN] was awarded by the U.S. Air Force as a prime contractor on the Training Systems Acquisition III (TSA III) contract, worth upwards of $20.9 billion over 10 years […]
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Air ForceContinuing Resolution Could Delay 50 USAF Programs
As many as 50 Air Force programs would be delayed in fiscal year 2016 should Congress decide to pass a continuing resolution (CR) instead of a budget this year, Air […]
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Air ForceCSAF, SECAF: Erroneous LRS-B Cost Estimates Sent to Congress Won’t Affect Program Plans
The top officer and top civilian of the Air Force on Monday said neither a continuing resolution nor the service’s in accurate estimate of the Long-Range Strike Bomber’s (LRS-B) research, […]
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Air ForceWelsh: F-35 To Conduct Different CAS Missions Than A-10
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Monday that any plan to compare the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s ability to do close air support (CAS) to that of […]
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Air ForceF-22 Will Deploy To Europe To Counter Aggressive Russia
The Air Force is sending the F-22 Raptor to Europe as further reassurance to NATO allies of U.S. support in deterring further Russian aggression, Secretary Deborah Lee James said Aug. […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-35A Fires Wing Cannon At Full Volume
The Air Force version of the F-35 has fired its onboard Gatling gun at full capacity, the Pentagon’s Joint Program Office (JPO) said Thursday. Earlier in August, an F-35A fired […]
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Air ForceF-35 to Face Off Against A-10 During IOT&E
The Pentagon’s independent testing office wants to pit the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the A-10 Warthog against each other for comparative tests that will gauge the new jet’s ability […]
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Air ForceCarter Calls For Services To Identify Specific Jobs Unsuitable For Women
Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter said Aug. 20 that all ground combat jobs will be open to women unless service chiefs can deliver convincing reasons, backed by data, that certain […]
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Air ForceArmy Troop Cuts Could Have Ripple Effects For Other Services
As a major provider of services to the joint force, cuts to Army end strength will have second-order effects on the capabilities of its sister services, the National Commission on […]