Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force’s B-1 Proposal For Close Air Support Draws McCain’s Ire
The Air Force’s proposal to use the B-1 in place of the A-10 in future close air support (CAS) missions on Tuesday drew the ire of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Suing Air Force To Compete EELV Block Buy
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is suing the Air Force in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to compel the service to compete its massive sole sourced, non-competed award of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Developing ‘Master Plan’ That Adheres To Spending Limits, Welsh Says
The Air Force is developing a new 20-year “master plan” that will adhere to estimated future spending limits as part of a new three-part strategy document, the service’s top officer […]
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Air ForceGrowing UAV Industry Most Interests Air Force, Welsh Says
The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being on the brink of “explosive” growth is what most interests the Air Force, its top officer said Wednesday. Air Force Chief of […]
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Air ForceULA Changes RD-180 Delivery Schedule From Annually To When Ready
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is changing its schedule for receiving the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine from an annual shipment to twice-per-year, according to a company spokeswoman. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking At Future PNT Technologies
The Air Force is looking at future types of precision, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies in case its access to its Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is denied or the […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Expects Space Fence Award By Late May
Lockheed Martin [LMT], which along with Raytheon [RTN] is gunning for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar Space Fence contract, expects a contract to be awarded by the end of May, […]
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Air ForceCOMSATCOM Policy Struggles Continue Between Providers, DoD
The Defense Department and commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) providers continue to disagree over how the service should handle future acquisition policy in an era of declining defense spending. A focal […]
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Air ForceDoD Reports Decrease In EELV Costs, Cites ‘Block Buy’
The Defense Department cited the 36 core “block buy” contract award to incumbent United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a 4.3 percent drop in program costs in the Air Force’s Evolved […]
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Air ForceDoD Reports Four Programs With Nunn-McCurdy Breaches
The Defense Department reported four programs in its 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) summary with critical or significant Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breaches to their current or original Acquisition Program Baseline […]