Air Force
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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 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Gives SpaceX Benefit Of Doubt, Won’t Decertify Based On Launch Failure
The Air Force, at the moment, won’t decertify Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) from competing for military launches because the service doesn’t know if the company’s June 28 Falcon 9 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Years Away From Flying Laser Weapons
The United States. military has long wanted to mount directed energy weapons like lasers on aircraft to perform various missions currently done with old fashioned guns and missiles, but it […]
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Air ForceRand Takes Reins At Air Force Global Strike Command
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) became a four-start billet for the first time on Tuesday when Gen. Robin Rand succeeded Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson as the commander of AFGSC, […]