Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Readies For Minuteman III Test Launch
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and the Air Force’s 30th Space Wing are scheduled on Wednesday morning to launch an unarmed Minuteman III from northern Vandenberg AFB, Calif., between […]
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Air ForceAir Force Insight Into Contractor Data Could Decline In EELV Competition, GAO Says
The Air Force’s insight into space launch contractor performance could decline as it pursues competition in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program, according to a recent Government Accountability Office […]
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Air ForceFinal Version of F-35 High-Tech Helmet Finally Arrives
Rockwell Collins [COL] on Wednesday delivered the first Gen III F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System (HMDS), the super-high tech custom headgear that allows pilots to see through the fuselage of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks Contract Support For Insider Threat Program
The Air Force posted a solicitation on Tuesday seeking contractor support to develop an implementation plan for a new Insider Threat Program the service is developing. A contractor will assist […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Preliminary JSTARS Recapitalization Contracts
The Air Force on Friday awarded pre-engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Boeing [BA] for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System […]
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Air ForceF-35A Refuels With Italian Tanker
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program recorded a first the week of July 27 when an international aerial refueling tanker not operated by Air Force underwent refueling certification trials […]
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Air ForceAir Force Aims For Early AEHF-4 Satellite Launch
The Air Force and its contractors on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite constellation are performing so well the service wants to launch the fourth space vehicle early, according […]
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Air ForceUSAF Scientific Advisory Board Recommends Open Architectures In Potential UAV Upgrades
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) suggests the service consider using open architectures (OA) to help keep costs down if it eventually decides to modify unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) […]
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Air ForceUSAF Reportedly Plans GBSD Draft RFP As Early As September
The Air Force plans to release a concept of operations (CONOPS) and a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the estimated $62.3 billion Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) as early as […]
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Air ForceGeorgia Tech Wins $4.2 Million DARPA-Air Force Grant For Cyber
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology were awarded $4.2 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to improve how data […]