Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Certifies SpaceX For National Security Launches
The Air Force certified Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to compete for national security space launches, service Secretary Deborah James said Tuesday on Twitter. James didn’t specify which launch vehicle […]
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Air ForceBattle Ready F-35As in 2016 Will Face Uphill Flight to Full Capability
The Air Force is “tracking very well” toward declaring the F-35A combat ready in August 2016, but the first operational squadron will fly jets with a rudimentary version of the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moving Forward With 3DELRR Corrective Action
The Air Force is moving forward with its Three Dimensional Long Range Radar (3DELRR) corrective action plan as it awaits formal notice from the Justice Department of Raytheon’s [RTN] appeal. […]
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Air ForceOutgoing Air Force Chief Scientist Focusing On Autonomy
Mica Endsley, the Air Force’s outgoing chief scientist, is set to release a report focusing on autonomy before she leaves her position June 5. The report, “Autonomous Horizons,” will be […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched the service’s secretive, unmanned space plane called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) at 11:05 a.m. EDT from […]
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Air Force
Raytheon Appeals Dismissal Of 3DELRR Lawsuit
Raytheon [RTN] on Thursday appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Air Force for taking corrective action on […]
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Air ForceAir Force Open To Brokering Potential Deal On Atlas V Data Rights
The Air Force is open to negotiating a potential deal with United Launch Alliance (ULA) that would make the data and launch rights from its Atlas V rocket available to […]
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Air ForceHarencak Vows Funding For Air Force ICBM C2 Structure
The Air Force’s more than 50-year-old ICBM command and control (C2) structure will be funded, even the military receives funding at the Budget Control Act level, a top Air Force […]
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Air ForceAerojet Rocketdyne Seeks RL-10 Improvements Via Additive Manufacturing
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] is exploring using additive manufacturing to improve the injector and possibly the chamber of its RL-10 engine, according to a top executive. Aerojet Rocketdyne Vice President of […]
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Air ForceWelsh Calls On Air Force To Establish Major Command Devoted To Information In Next Decade
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh on Tuesday called on the service to establish a major command devoted to information in the next decade. “If the U.S. Air […]