Air Force
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Air ForceMcCain Questions True Cost Of RD-180 To Air Force
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member John McCain (R-Ariz.) Friday questioned the true cost of the RD-180 Russian-made rocket engine to the Air Force. In a letter to Under Secretary […]
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Air ForceULA Could Privately Fund Next-Generation Engine, White House Doesn’t Like Program
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is willing to develop a next-generation rocket engine without government investment, but company CEO Michael Gass warned a purely private program could deliver the United States […]
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Air ForceBoeing Declines To Protest FAB-T Contract Award To Raytheon
Boeing [BA] won’t protest the Air Force’s Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) contract award to Raytheon [RTN], Boeing spokesman Richard Esposito confirmed Tuesday. Raytheon was awarded […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Set To Complete Major Air Force Cloud Pilot This Summer
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will complete a cloud pilot for an enterprise Air Force system that serves 800,000 users next month. “It shows a major Air Force system and platform using […]
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Air ForceAir Force ‘Days Away’ From Releasing Final RFP For New Bomber
The Air Force is “days away” from releasing the final request for proposals (RFP) for its multi-billion dollar next-generation bomber program, according to a top official. But Air Force Assistant […]
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Air ForceAir Force Uncommitted To Next-Generation Rocket Engine Program
The Air Force is undecided about not only pursuing a next-generation liquid engine program but also the type of engine that could be developed, a top service official said Friday. […]
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Air ForceSoftware Holding Up F-35A System Design And Development
Information sharing issues involving software is delaying system design and development (SDD) progress on the Air Force’s F-35A, a top Defense Department official said Thursday. “We’re doing reasonably well at […]
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Air ForceMusk Likes Methane Engine For Next-Generation Rocket Engine Program
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk prefers a methane engine if the Defense Department decides to pursue a next-generation liquid rocket engine program. Musk said […]
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Air Force
House Appropriators Allocate $220 Million For Next-Gen Liquid Engine
The fiscal year 2015 defense spending bill passed Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) includes $220 million for a next-generation liquid rocket engine. Momentum has been building on Capitol […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lacks Ways To Measure Value Of Additional ISR Patrols, General Says
The Air Force is suffering a disconnect in full motion video (FMV) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) requirements because it doesn’t have a good way to the determine the value […]