Air Force
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Air ForceExelis, Aribus Teaming On F-16 Missile Warning Detection
Exelis [XLS] and Airbus Group have signed a teaming arrangement to supply advanced missile system warning capabilities for U.S. and international F-16 fighter jets, Exelis said Monday. The arrangement is […]
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Air ForceWhite House Seeks $5 Billion More To Fight ISIL
The Obama administration on Monday sent Congress a $5.6 billion budget amendment, including $5 billion for the Defense Department, to fund war-related operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lays Ground Work For Weather System Follow-On Procurement
The Air Force is laying the ground work for procurement of a new-start program called the Weather System Follow-On (WSF) with a Milestone A goal of fiscal year 2015. Air […]
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Air Force
South Korea Cancels KF-16 Upgrade Contract With BAE Systems
South Korea on Nov. 5 canceled its KF-16 upgrade contract with BAE Systems for initial development and long-lead production, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The contract was […]
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Air ForceAir Force Cites Overall Force Reduction For F-35/A-10 Maintainer Mix Issues
A total force reduction in the Air Force since 2005 drove service brass to bet on A-10 retirement to have enough maintainers to help the service reach its F-35 initial […]
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Air ForceMore Discussion Needed On Potential Limitations Of Satellite Disaggregation, GAO Says
More discussion is needed about the potential limitations of satellite disaggregation for the Defense Department, including changes that would be made to interconnecting systems and the financial investment those changes […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s GPS IIF-8 Satellite Signals Controllers Proper Functioning
The Air Force’s eighth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-series satellite (GPS IIF-8) signaled to controllers it is functioning properly about 3.5 hours after Wednesday’s launch, according to prime contractor Boeing […]
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Air ForceBogdan Cautions Maintainer Mix Could Put F-35A IOC Deadline At Risk
Despite feeling “pretty good,” overall about the Air Force successfully reaching its August 2016 initial operational capability (IOC) deadline for the F-35A, the head of the F-35 program is discouraged […]
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Navy Awards Lockheed Martin $392 Million For F-35 Air System Sustainment
The Navy on Tuesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $392 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to provide recurring sustainment support for F-35 delivered air systems, according to a Defense Department statement. The […]
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Air ForceOrbital Sciences, ULA Set For Launches
Orbital Sciences [ORB] and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Tuesday and Wednesday launches, respectively. Orbital will take its second shot at launching its Orb-3 Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) […]