Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $449 Million To Lockheed Martin For JASSM
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] two production contracts totaling $449 million for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and the Extended Range (ER) variant, the company said on […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin To Continue Tracking Space Debris
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will continue tracking space debris as part of an Air Force situational awareness contract aimed at protecting satellites and other assets in orbit such as the International […]
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Air ForceFrench MQ-9 Reapers Delivered, Deploy To Sahel Region
The French Ministry of Defense said the first system of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles have been delivered to the French air force and deployed […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman, Trex Enterprises To Bring Celestial Nav to Precision Targeting
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it has entered an agreement to collaborate with the privately-held Trex Enterprises Corp. to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability for the U.S. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contracts For Future Medium Class Stage III ICBM Motor Development
The Air Force in December issued two contracts worth a combined $78 million for demonstrations of a Medium Class Stage III ICBM motor with technologies applicable to multiple future common […]
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Air ForceAlenia Aermacchi Expects Coast Guard To Upgrade C-27Js It Receives From Air Force
The Coast Guard is expected to upgrade all of the C-27J multi-role aircraft it receives from the Air Force to help it meet various mission needs, the aircraft’s manufacturer Alenia […]
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Air ForceNDAA Requires Air Force Plan To Implement New EELV Acquisition Strategy
Language requiring the Air Force secretary to develop a plan to implement a new acquisition strategy for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program made it into the fiscal year […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Space Fence Risk Reduction Study Contracts
The Air Force in December awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] contracts nearly worth a combined $10 million to perform risk reduction studies for the highly-anticipated, multi-billion dollar Space […]
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Air ForcePentagon Aims To Arm More Drones
There will be growing requirements in the future for arming unmanned aerial vehicles with small, precision-guided weapons to enable the military to operate in a broader range of environments and […]
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Air ForceSenators Request DoD Delay Environmental Assessment Of Active Minuteman III Silos
Eight senators in mid-December asked the Defense Department to not fund an environmental assessment related to active Minuteman III ICBM silos until after Congress completes fiscal year 2014 appropriations legislation. […]