Air Force
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Air ForceSASC-Approved Bill Gets DoD Out of Russian Rocket Engine Business
The Senate Armed Services Committee- (SASC) approved fiscal year 2015 authorization bill text bars the defense secretary from entering into a new contract, or renewing a current contract, for space […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Absorbs Financial Hit Due To Cape Infrastructure Anomaly, Shotwell Says
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) absorbed a financial hit due to a recent launch delay at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., a key executive said Wednesday. Issues with a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Northrop Grumman Potential $10 Billion Contract For B-2 Modernization
The Air Force Tuesday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract worth potentially $9.9 billion for B-2 modernization and sustainment. The contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract and base period work […]
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Air ForceSeven Firms Selected To Support Joint Force Development
Seven companies–General Dynamics Information Technology [GD], Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman [NOC], Capstone Corp., SAIC [SAI], Lockheed Martin [LMT] MacAulay-Brown Inc.–all are awarded a five-year, potential $876 million, cost-plus fixed-fee, […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Credits Air Force Effort Reducing Cost Of Space Fence
The Air Force in its Space Fence procurement employed a deliberate effort to manage technological risk while still being able to acquire a capable system at an affordable price, according […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Wins Space Fence, Raytheon Takes FAB-T
Raytheon [RTN] Monday split a pair of big ticket Air Force contract awards by beating Boeing [BA] for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) contract but losing out […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Accuses Aerojet Rocketdyne Of ‘Revolving Door’ Arrangement
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) May 19 accused the rocket engine provider Aerojet Rocketdyne of a “revolving door” arrangement in which a former Air Force procurement official awarded national security […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches NROL-33
The Air Force Thursday successfully launched the satellite NROL-33 for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, according to launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA). The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Defends Handling Of Launch Range Infrastructure
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A top Air Force official defended the service’s handling of its launch range infrastructure after a tracking radar issue in March delayed the launch of a […]
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Air Force
RD-180 Study Report Says Impacts From Loss Significant, Options Limited
Impacts from a loss of the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine are significant and action must be taken during fiscal year 2014 to mitigate those impacts, according to a key Defense […]