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Air ForceYearlong CR Would Force Air Force to Break KC-46A Contract with Boeing
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. —The Air Force has set Sept. 25 as the new first flight date for its KC-46A refueling tanker, but a long-term Continuing Resolution (CR) could spell more […]
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Air ForceBoeing’s New F-15 2040C Configuration Doubles Its Firepower
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Boeing [BA] on Tuesday unveiled upgrades geared at beefing up the F-15C’s range, lethality and survivability—including doubling the number of air-to-air missiles the aircraft can carry. The new […]
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Air ForceNo Air Force Participation In Fiscal 2017 F-35 ‘Block Buy,’ Officer Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Though the Air Force is interested in a eventual multi-year “block buy” of F-35A conventional variant aircraft, it won’t be able to participate in one by fiscal year […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Grappling With Parts Management In Latest ALIS Software Version
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. –The F-35 program is grappling with a parts management issue in its currently fielded version of the aircraft’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) software, according to key […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Outlines Plans for Next-Generation Spy Plane
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – While working with the Air Force to keep the U-2 spy plane flying for as long as needed, Lockheed Martin [LMT] is anticipating an eventual need […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Awarded FMS Contract to Provide JASSM to Poland
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has landed its third international customer for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM): Poland. The Air Force has awarded the company a foreign military sales contract to […]
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Air ForceAnalysts Contend LRS-B Will Avoid Pitfalls of B-2, F-35 Programs
Although much of the long-range strike bomber program remains shrouded in mystery, three independent analysts told lawmakers on Sept. 9 that the Air Force was on the right path to […]
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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. […]