Air Force
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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 ForceHouse 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 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Details Award Structures For Next-Gen Rocket Propulsion System Efforts
The Air Force could award as many as four contracts totaling $160 million as part of its next-generation rocket propulsion system request for proposals (RFP) released Tuesday, according to a […]
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Air ForceDoD In ‘Intense Discussion’ Over RD-180 Waiver, Air Force Releases Rocket Engine RFP
High-level Air Force and Defense Department officials are in “intense discussion” over whether to enact the waiver that would allow the service to use Russian-developed RD-180 rocket engines banned for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Could Order Additional Combat Rescue Helicopters, Carlisle Says
A key Air Force officer said Monday the service could order more than the 112 HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) it is currently planning to procure. “Right now the order […]
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Air ForceSASC Bill Creates Launch Capability Contract Exemption For Possible Delta IV Use
The fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) eliminates the reported $1 billion launch capability contract with United Launch Alliance (ULA) moving forward, […]
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Air ForceSASC Provision May Provide Air Force F-35 Maintainer Flexibility
A provision in the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week may provide the Air Force with flexibility to direct qualified […]