Air Force
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Air ForceNew Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says
The Air Force’s secretive and lucrative Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program is progressing according to plan, according to a key service official. Assistant Air Force Secretary for Acquisition Bill […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Plans AC-130J Operational Testing With 105 Howitzer This Summer
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) expects the AC-130J, currently being outfitted with the 105mm Howitzer cannon, to enter operational testing this summer after a long stint […]
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Air ForceRogers Vows To Maintain Heavy Launch Capability Until Falcon Heavy Certification
A key lawmaker vowed to maintain a United States heavy launch capability to avoid a gap between the retirement of United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Delta IV rocket and the potential […]
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Air ForceBoeing Two Months Behind Schedule On KC-46 EMD-1 First Flight
Boeing [BA], prime contractor for the Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker, is at least two months behind schedule for first flight on its second engineering and manufacturing development aircraft […]
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Air ForceEnhance Service Chiefs’ Role In Acquisition, Odierno Tells HASC
Bolstering the role of service chiefs in acquisition would help make procurement more effective, the Army Chief of Staff told the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). “I’d like to see […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Vows To Fund Air Force’s Pathfinder 2 COMSATCOM Program
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) vowed Monday to find funding for the Air Force’s commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) “Pathfinder 2” program, which he said was not funded in the service’s fiscal […]
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Air ForceAir Force Wants Competition For Future GPS III Space Vehicles
The Air Force is developing plans to compete additional Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites, starting with space vehicle 11, and hopes to have a request for proposals (RFP) out […]
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Air ForceCorrection
In the Feb. 26 issue, Defense Daily incorrectly reported that the Air Force delayed its Space Fence initial operational capability (IOC) goal to fiscal year 2019. FY ’19 was the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Performs Market Research For F-15 Infrared Search And Tracking Capability
The Air Force performed market research in late 2014 regarding a state-of-the-art, long-range, integrated infrared search and track (IRST) system for the F-15C, according to a notice posted on Federal […]
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Air ForceBAE Wins $37 Million Air Force Contract For Obsolescence Management Support
The Air Force awarded BAE Systems a three-year contract to provide obsolescence management support for several complex systems and platforms, including aircraft, vehicles, machines, and electronics, the company said Monday. […]