Air Force
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Air ForceKendall: Energy Weapons Ideal, But Not Ready For Tactical Air Defense
Directed energy weapons would be ideal for countering many of the anti-access, area-denial threats that peer nations pose to the United States in wartime, but technology has not progressed to […]
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Air ForceGreaves Says Falcon Heavy Certification Progress Depends On CRS-7 Mishap Investigation
The head of Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) said Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) Falcon Heavy rocket certification progress depends on what the company provides from its […]
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Air ForceF-35 Begins Gatling Gun Ground Testing Ahead of Marine Corps IOC
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is on a roll with gun trials of the Air Force version of the jet underway just ahead of a declaration by the Marine […]
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Air ForceAir Force Postpones WGS-7 Launch To Thursday
The Air Force on Wednesday postponed its Wideband Global Satcom-7 (WGS-7) launch until Thursday, citing weather at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch is scheduled for 8:07 p.m. EDT. […]
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Air ForceStovepiped, Proprietary F-35 Software May Adopt Open Architecture For Future Upgrades
BALTIMORE — The future airborne capability environment (FACE) consortium is working with the F-35 Lightning II program office in anticipation that future upgrades to the aircraft’s avionics software will be […]
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Air Force Negotiating With Boeing To Add Anti-Jam Capability To Future WGS Satellites
The Air Force is negotiating with Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) prime contractor Boeing [BA] to add anti-jam capability to future WGS satellites, starting with the eighth spacecraft, according to an […]
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Air ForceBoeing Takes $536 Million Charge On Air Force Tanker, Says Schedule Intact
For the second straight year, Boeing [BA] on Friday said it will take a hefty charge in the second quarter on the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling tanker it is developing […]
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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, […]