Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force’s Acquisition Funding Request For B61 Tail Kit Spikes Nearly 500 Percent
The Air Force said it is requesting $198.4 million in acquisition funding in fiscal year 2015 for the B61 tail kit assembly, roughly 500 percent more than the $33 million […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s B-1 Integrated Battle Station Provides Better Information For Pilots
The Air Force’s estimated $983 million upgrade package to the B-1, the largest modification program in the bomber’s history, is about delivering better information to the warfighter. The first operational […]
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Air ForceFull RFP For Air Force’s New Bomber Expected In Fall, James Says
The Air Force will release a full request for proposals (RFP) for its much-heralded next-generation bomber program in the “fall timeframe,” service Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday. James told an […]
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Air ForceAir Force Having Problems With Subcontract Management, Acquisition Chief Says
The Air Force is having problems with subcontract management across its line of programs, the service’s acquisition chief said Wednesday. Air Force Assistant Secretary for Acquisition Lt. Gen. Charles Davis […]
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Air ForceWeapon System Approach To F-35’s ALIS Starting To Pay Off, Bogdan Says
The Defense Department’s new weapon system-like approach to the F-35’s Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS) is starting to pay dividends, according to the program’s executive officer. F-35 PEO Air Force […]
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Air ForceDoD Proposes Cutting A-10, U-2 Fleets In FY ’15 Budget
The Defense Department plans to divest its fleet of A-10s and U-2 spy planes when it formally submits President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request next week, with the […]
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Air ForceHagel: FY ’15 Budget Plan Slashes Troop Size, Some Modernization to Protect Readiness
The Defense Department will release a $496 billion budget request next week that sacrifices troop strength to preserve readiness and cuts some modernization programs to protects other procurement and research […]
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Air ForceAir Force Declassifies Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness System
The Air Force on Friday declassified a space situational awareness (SSA) system known as the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness (GEO SSA) system. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William […]
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Air ForceAnalyst: Acquisition Reform More Important as Program Cuts Expected to Continue Into FY ’15
Fiscal year 2015 might be a rough year for acquisition programs despite the Bipartisan Budget Agreement raising the Defense Department’s spending caps, making the joint Pentagon-Congress acquisition reform effort all […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-5 Satellite
The Air Force Thursday successfully launched its fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite at 8:59 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch took place on […]