Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Halts 3DELRR Corrective Action
The Air Force agreed not to take corrective action on its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR), pending a court ruling, though it is unclear whether the service formally told […]
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Air ForceAir Force Chief Warns Of Cuts To Tankers, ISR Under Sequestration
The Air Force would have to eliminate a fleet of aerial tankers and other manned or unmanned aircraft for performing intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions if sequestration returns in October, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Postpones NASA SMAP Launch Until Friday
The Air Force said it postponed NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission until Friday due to an upper level wind constraint. Launch will take place at 9:20 a.m. EST […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Boeing 747-800 For Presidential Aircraft Replacement Program
The Air Force said Wednesday it picked Boeing’s [BA] 747-800 series commercial airliner to serve as the next presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One. “The Boeing 747-8 is […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyKendall Announced Aerospace Innovation Initiative to Support 6th-Generation Fighter Jet
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall announced the creation of the Aerospace Innovation Initiative in the fiscal year 2016 budget request, which would fund technology development and competitive prototyping of sixth-generation […]
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Air ForceAir Force Special Ops to Slow Retirement of AC-130s
The general in charge of Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday that he is slowing plans to retire aging AC-130s to meet operational demands until a new version of […]
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Raytheon Sues Air Force To Prevent 3DELRR Reconsideration
Raytheon [RTN] said it filed a lawsuit Monday against the Air Force to prevent the service from reconsidering bids from its Three-Dimensional Long Range Radar (3DELRR) competition. Company spokesman Michael […]
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Air ForceAir Force Makes Progress On Long Range Standoff Weapon
The Air Force is proceeding with its Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program after announcing last year it would delay a contract award for three years. Air Force Global Strike […]
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Air ForceAir Force, SpaceX Settle EELV Lawsuit
The Air Force and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said Friday they reached agreement on a path forward in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) dispute between the two parties. […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Approaching Key Space Fence Facility Construction
Lockheed Martin [LMT], developer of the Air Force’s nearly multi-billion dollar Space Fence radar program, will begin key facilities construction in the next few months after performing a series of […]