Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Global Hawks Could Soon Carry Any Sensor
The Air Force in July will begin testing a payload adapter for the RQ-4 Global Hawk that will allow it to carry the sensor that is currently carried by the […]
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Air ForceFacing Challenges, STRATCOM Hopes to Ramp Up Installation of AEHF
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) hopes to ramp up installation of its replacement for the Milstar satellite constellation, as reliability problems of the nuclear-survivable legacy system have slowed the follow-on’s procurement […]
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Air ForceMcCain Downplays Significance Of NASA Continuing Payments To Russia For ISS Trips
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Tuesday downplayed the potential national security significance of NASA continuing payments to Russia to get astronauts to and from the […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces Final JSTARS Recap Team
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has locked down its industry team that will compete to replace the Air Force’s fleet of E8-C wide area ground surveillance and battle management aircraft. Northrop Grumman […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Pledges to Back Funding for USAF’s Protected Tactical Waveform During Conference
The House zeroed out funds for the Air Force’s protected tactical waveform in its fiscal 2016 appropriations bill, but Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) said he will be pushing his colleagues […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Estimated $1.5 Billion Contract For AEDC Sustainment
The Air Force on Wednesday awarded National Aerospace Solutions LLC of Reston, Va., a cost-plus-award-fee contract worth an estimated $1.5 billion for test operations and sustainment of Arnold Engineering Development […]
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Air ForceNOAA Successfully Tests P-3, Potential C-130 Engine Retrofit
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week flew the first P-3 Orion fully retrofitted with improved Rolls-Royce engine kits that increase fuel efficiency and performance. The company hopes the […]
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Air Force
House Appropriators Approve Big Cut To Air Force AEHF, Slash New Air Force One Funding
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved a $140 million cut to the Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program when it passed its version of the fiscal year 2016 […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $920 Million For F-35s
The Navy on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an advance acquisition contract worth nearly $920 million for long lead time, materials, parts and components for the manufacture and delivery of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing $467 Million For Minuteman III ICBM Guidance Repair Work
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing [BA] an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract worth nearly $467 million for repairing Minuteman III ICBM guidance sets, according to a Defense Department statement. Work […]