Air Force
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Air ForceHASC Chair Accuses Air Force Of Ignoring Congress On Global Hawk
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this week blasting the Air Force for ignoring legislation obligating the service to buy […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking To Further Automate DCGS Data Processing
The Air Force is looking for automated ways to help sift through data provided through its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) weapons system. Headquarters Air […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches Fourth GPS IIF Satellite
The Air Force yesterday successfully launched its fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite (GPS IIF-4) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. ULA’s Atlas V rocket lifted GPS IIF-4 into space. […]
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Northrop Grumman Pitching Camera Upgrade Plan For Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has proposed a plan to the Air Force for upgrading the imagery resolution capability on the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles by using powerful cameras currently deployed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Set To Launch GPS IIF-4 Tonight
The Air Force is set to launch the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite (GPS IIF-4) tonight between 5:35 p.m. and 5:58 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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Air Force Targets May 31 For Hosted Payload Solutions Final RFP Release
The Air Force is aiming for May 31 to release the final Hosted Payloads Solutions (HoPS) request for proposals (RFP), according to a service spokesperson. HoPS aims to provide Air […]
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Air Force Declares IOC For Joint Space Operations Center Mission System Increment 1
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) in early April declared initial operational capability (IOC) for Increment 1 of the Joint Space Operations Center’s (JSpOC) Mission System (JMS) program. Air Force spokeswoman […]
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Air ForceMDA, Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Ballistic Missile Target
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they successfully tested a prototype air-launched Extended Medium-range Ballistic Missile (eMRBM) target at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. In the […]
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JASSM-ER Successfully Completes IOT&E Flight Testing, Lockheed Martin Says
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) variant successfully completed the Air Force’s initial operation test and evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, according to a company statement. Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Northrop Grumman $556 Million For Global Hawk Modernization
The Air Force said yesterday it awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $555.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) modernization. The tasks on each delivery or task order will fall into, […]