Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin $449 Million In JASSM Contracts
The Air Force Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $449 million in contracts for Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM), according to a Defense Department statement. One contract worth […]
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Air ForceAffordable Thrust, Lift Key Technologies Air Force Should Pursue, Official Says
The Air Force should pursue innovation in strategic technologies like affordable thrust and lift as part of its long-term goals, according to a key official. Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review […]
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Air ForceRAND Questions Value of Joint Fighter Programs
Joint aircraft programs do not produce the expected life-cycle cost savings across the military and the benefits are too small to offset the cost growth that takes place in the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Plans Minuteman III Test Launch Tuesday Morning
The Air Force said it will conduct a Minuteman III ICBM test launch Tuesday between 4:39 and 10:39 a.m. EST. The unarmed missile is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg AFB, […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Says It Will Meet Its 2013 F-35 Delivery Goal
FORT WORTH, Texas — Lockheed Martin [LMT] will deliver 36 F-35s by the end of December, meeting its goal for the year, according to a company executive. Lockheed Martin Vice […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Predicts $85 Million F-35A Unit Cost
FORT WORTH, Texas – Lockheed Martin [LMT] predicts by 2019 it will have lowered the unit cost of the Air Force’s F-35A to about $85 million in 2019 dollars, according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Chief Wants Debate Over Fate Of A-10s To Play Out
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Friday that he expects a spirited debate over the possibility of eliminating the service’s fleet of aging A-10 Warthogs but said […]
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Air ForceDivesting A-10 Fleet Would Save Nearly $3.7 Billion, Welsh Says
Divesting its entire A-10 fleet would save the Air Force nearly $3.7 billion, including logistics and infrastructure, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said yesterday. “We would have […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorizers Provide For Air Force Transfer Of C-27Js To Coast Guard
An agreement between the House and Senate Armed Services Committees this week directs the Air Force to transfer 14 excess C-27J cargo aircraft to the Coast Guard has part of […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Saab Teaming For Air Force’s T-X Trainer Program
Boeing [BA] and Sweden’s Saab AB are teaming to bid for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar T-X trainer program, Boeing said Friday in a statement. The two companies signed a […]