Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFI For Next-Generation Rocket Engine
The Air Force is requesting information from industry about the possibility of a domestically-produced next-generation rocket engine for national security space launches, according to a notice posted on Federal Business […]
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Air ForceAir Force Intends To Award Raytheon SDB II Aircraft Integration Contract
The Air Force intends to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon [RTN] for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) integration onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet, according to a […]
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Air ForceULA Receives Shipment Of Two RD-180s
United Launch Alliance (ULA) received a shipment Wednesday of two RD-180 first stage boosters from Russian manufacturer NPO Energomash, according to a company spokeswoman. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said that […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-16D Longeron Cracks First Identified July 31
Cracks in F-16D canopy sill longerons that caused the Air Force to ground more than half of its fleet were first discovered July 31, according to a service spokesman. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards NASA Contracts As Part Of Hosted Payload Solutions
The Air Force recently awarded $800,000 contracts to three companies to study the feasibility of accommodating a NASA earth science instrument as a hosted payload on spacecraft. Boeing [BA], Orbital […]
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Air ForceNew ULA CEO Bruno’s Silicon Valley Approach Could Save Company, Consultant Says
A space launch consultant believes new United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno’s Silicon Valley experience and entrepreneurial approach could save the company as it leaves an era of a […]
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Air ForceNavy Begins Source Selection For AEODRS as Air Force Backs Out of Increment 1
The Navy last week moved the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) increment 1 into source selection after releasing the request for proposals in late June, but the Air […]
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Air ForceDoD Relaxes Some F-35 Flight Restrictions; F-35B Completes Wet Runway, Crosswind Testing
The Defense Department has relaxed some of its flight restrictions on F-35 test aircraft after an engine issue in June led the Pentagon to ground its fleet. F-35 Joint Program […]
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Air ForceF-15s, F-16s Join In Strikes In Iraq
Air Force F-15Es and F-16s have conducted strikes in Iraq in recent days, the Pentagon said Monday, joining Navy F/A-18s that engaged in the initial bombing runs against Islamist militants […]
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Air ForceAirbus Qualifies To Bid On Air Force Military Communications On Commercial Satellites
Airbus Defense and Space Monday said it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued up to $500 million to provide services related to hosting United States Air Force […]