Air Force
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Air ForceAyotte Says She’s Working On A-10-Saving Plan Without OCO Dollars
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) said Wednesday she’s working with committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on a plan to save the A-10 in the Senate’s version […]
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Air ForceULA Can Fulfill Air Force’s Block Buy Without Additional RD-180s, Boeing Exec Says
United Launch Alliance (ULA) can fulfill the Air Force’s 35 core “block buy” with the rocket engines it currently has on hand, according to a Boeing [BA] space executive who […]
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Air ForceAir Force Preps For Thursday’s GPS IIF-6 Launch
Forecasts show a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for Thursday’s launch of the Air Force’s sixth Global Positioning System satellite (GPS IIF-6), according to launch provider United Launch […]
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Air ForceSaab Launches Five New Radars For Total Air Domain Awareness
Defense and security company Saab May 12 said it is extending its surface radar portfolio, introducing five all-new complementary Giraffe radars for land and sea. For the first time Saab’s […]
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Air ForceUnder Sequestration, Air Force, Army Bear Brunt Of Impact, CSIS Study Shows
The Air Force and Army saw the biggest decreases in contract obligations between FY ‘12 and FY ‘13 while the decrease at the Navy was relatively minor, says a May […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Receives Block Buy Chronology From ULA, With Unofficial Timeline
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) received its Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) chronology from United Launch Alliance (ULA) for review, according to a company spokeswoman. SpaceX is now reviewing the […]
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Air ForceULA’s Delta IV Upper Stage Launch Anomaly Investigation Closes, Official Says
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) investigation into an October 2012 launch anomaly wrapped up last week, a company official said Thursday. Though ULA Director of Mission Management Ron Fortson said during […]
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Air ForceJudge Dissolves Injunction In SpaceX-Air Force Case
A federal judge Thursday dissolved the temporary injunction issued in the case of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) v. United States, enabling business to continue between the Air Force, launch […]
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Air ForceMcCain Wants DoD Answers On Air Force-Energomash Business In Light Of Sanctions
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) member John McCain (R-Ariz.) wants Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to explain why the Pentagon didn’t halt business between launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and […]
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Air Force
Treasury Department Says U.S.-NPO Energomash Business Doesn’t Violate Sanctions
The Treasury Department said Tuesday business between the Air Force, launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash wouldn’t violate economic sanctions because Treasury hasn’t […]