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Air ForceSouth Korea Restarts Fighter Jet Competition After Unsatisfactory Bids
South Korea will soon restart bidding for its multi-billion dollar fighter jet competition after offerors didn’t reach its target, according to a key Air Force official. “Frankly, all the competitors […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Satellite Prototype To Cape Canaveral
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently delivered its full-sized, functional Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite prototype to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., to test facilities and pre-launch processes, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Boeing Successfully Complete KC-46A CDR
The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] said yesterday they successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) of the KC-46A next-generation aerial refueling tanker over a three-day period in […]
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DoD Trying To Balance ISR Force, Welsh Says
The Defense Department is trying to balance a mismatched and expensive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) force as it moves into a future of tightening budgets and high requirements for […]
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Air Force To Add 1,200 To 1,500 Cyber Jobs, Shelton Says
U.S. Cyber Command’s (CYBERCOM) Air Force component will likely add between 1,200 and 1,500 largely civilian cyber jobs to help the service and the combatant command bolster their cyber defense […]
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Lockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Antenna Assemblies For Integration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed, and is preparing to install, the navigation, communication and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $173 Million Litening Sustainment Contract
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $173 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to provide support and sustainment services for the Litening advanced targeting system, according to a […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Space Fence Award Could Be Further Delayed, Shelton Says
The Air Force’s contract award for its multi-billion dollar next-generation space surveillance radar known as Space Fence could be further delayed as the Pentagon determines whether it can afford it […]
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Key Air Force Study Endorses Continuance Of Advanced Propulsion Initiatives
A key Air Force study suggests the service continue development of a pair of advanced propulsion initiatives. The Air Force, in its June 21 study titled Global Horizons on the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Announces Resumption Of Flight Training
The Air Force said Monday flight training would temporarily resume for numerous units after a three-month halt due to budget reductions from sequestration. The return to flight was made possible […]