Air Force
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Air ForceVulcan Aerospace Intends To Bid For Smaller, Post-2020 Military Launches
Vulcan Aerospace intends to compete for smaller Defense Department launches after 2020 using its Stratolaunch carrier aircraft and multi-stage booster, company president Chuck Beames said Thursday. Beames said Vulcan believes […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches GPS IIF-10 Satellite
The Air Force on Wednesday launched its 10th satellite in the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF series. Launch took place at 11:36 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Legion Pod IRST Sensor System Performs First Flight
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently performed the first flight of its Legion Pod multi-function sensor system the company is offering for the Air Force’s F-15C infrared search and track (IRST) program, […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Asks Appellate Court To Halt Air Force 3DELRR Corrective Action
Raytheon [RTN] on July 6 asked a federal appellate court to halt the Air Force’s Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) corrective action and any new contract award that […]
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Air ForceUSAF Doesn’t Need A-10, Says Nominee for Vice Chair of Joint Chiefs
Air Force Gen. Paul Selva, the administration’s nominee for vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, unequivocally declared that the service does not need to retain a dedicated close […]
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Air ForceGPS IIF-10 Set To Launch, Range Systems Exonerated From SpaceX Failure
The upcoming launch of the 10th Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-10) is set for Wednesday with the Air Force expecting no impact from the Space Exploration Technologies […]
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Air ForceAir Force Aims For Savings With Simplified Super Strypi Launcher
The Air Force wants to cut launch range operations costs to below $2 million with its simplified, rail-guided, small launch vehicle called Super Strypi, according to a key officer. Air […]
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Air ForceLaPlante: Open Architectures Lend Speed, Agility To Acquisition
In all new development and acquisition programs, the Air Force wants the ability to rapidly and affordably upgrade both hardware and software without being beholden to the systems’ original manufacturer. […]
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Air ForceAir Force 1-3 Months Away from Long Range Strike Bomber Decision, LaPlante Says
The Air Force is about one-to-three months away from its decision on a contractor for its widely- anticipated Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program, its acquisition czar said Thursday. Assistant […]
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Air ForceRogers Believes 3-To-5 Year DoD Procurement Process Soon Possible
A key lawmaker believes the Defense Department can reduce its current 15-to-20 year procurement process to three-to-five years by the time the current House Armed Services Committee (HASC) chairman leaves […]