Air Force
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Air ForceDoD Plans F-35 Aircraft Carrier Tests In November
The Defense Department plans to bring two aircraft carrier variants of the F-35 to a carrier in November for a series of tests, according to the head of the F-35 […]
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Air ForceSchafer Corp. Moves Toward Applying Technology For Fielded Systems
Schafer Corp., a recognized leader in directed energy going back to 1972, is making a strategic move to take technology out of the lab and apply it to developing systems […]
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Air ForceAir Force Test Launches Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
The Air Force Tuesday successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM at 10:45 a.m. EDT, according to the service. The last time the Air Force test launched a Minuteman […]
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Air ForceWith ATK Announcement, Field Vying For Next-Gen Rocket Engine Becoming Clearer
With an industry day scheduled to take place Thursday and Friday at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., the field of companies vying for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar next generation rocket […]
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Air ForceF-22 Sees First Combat Action
The Air Force’s F-22 fighter jet this week saw its first combat action nearly nine years after initial operational capability was declared. The Defense Department said Tuesday the F-22 deployed […]
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Air ForceHAC-D Approves Air Force $100 Million EELV Reprogramming Request
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) approved the Defense Department’s July 10 reprogramming request to add $100 million and an additional fiscal year 2015 launch to the Air Force’s Evolved […]
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Air ForceAir Force Schedules Tuesday Minuteman III Test Launch
The Air Force is scheduled to perform an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM Tuesday morning between 6:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. EDT, according to a service […]
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Air ForceBlue Origin Rocket Engine’s Natural Gas Feature Excites Space Command’s Hyten
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The ease of acquiring, supporting and operating the liquefied natural gas that will power Blue Origin‘s BE-4 rocket engine is exciting to the head of Air […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards ULA $938 Million Contract Mod For FY ’15 Launch Capability
The Air Force said Tuesday it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $938 million contract modification for fiscal year 2015 launch capability. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract provides for mission assurance, program […]
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Air ForceFirst Flight For Air Force’s New Tanker Delayed
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Wiring problems on the first test aircraft of the Air Force’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker program has forced the service to delay the initial flight by months, the […]