Air Force
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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 […]
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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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