Air Force
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Air ForceFokker Aerostructures Contracts For F-35 Work With Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman
Netherlands-based Fokker Aerostructures has signed two contracts for F-35 work with Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], collectively valued at approximately $78 million. The two contracts are for the […]
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Air Force’s DCGS ‘Road Map’ Could Be Approved This Summer, James Says
The Air Force’s “road map” for its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) will soon be approved, likely this summer, a key service official said yesterday. Air Force Deputy Chief of […]
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F-35 Program Goes After Affordability, Officials Tell Senators
Driving down production costs and attacking long-term lifecycle costs are a top priority for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, service and program office officials yesterday told members of the Senate […]
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LaPlante To Be Air Force’s Top Acquisition Official, Donley Says
William LaPlante will be the Air Force’s next principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, service Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. LaPlante is currently the missile defense portfolio director for the […]
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Air Force Bringing In Outside IT Experts To Help Guide Programs, Donley Says
The Air Force is in the process of bringing in information technology (IT) expertise to help provide expert advice for the service’s IT programs, service Secretary Michael Donley told Defense […]
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Court Upholds Air Force Lifting Stay-Of-Work Order For Light Air Support
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld Friday the Air Force lifting of a stay-of-work order that allowed Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) and Embraer [ERJ] to begin work on […]
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Services’ Budgets Squeezed By Oil Spikes
Military leaders said yesterday their budgets are being squeezed by the volatility of fossil-fuel prices. Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee Chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) noted to the […]
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Air Force Details Six Cyber Capabilities That Are Now Weapon Systems
The Air Force approved six cyberspace capabilities as weapon systems, which will help position them for continued management and sustainment funding, according to a key service official. Air Force Space […]
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Northrop Grumman Still ‘Well Positioned’ For Air Force’s F-16 Radar Upgrade, Company Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes it is still has a good shot to win the Air Force’s F-16 radar modernization competition despite recently losing out on South Korea’s F-16 radar upgrade […]
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Lockheed Martin Receives Contract To Upgrade Air Ops System for Joint Theater
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded a contract to modernize the Joint Air Force Component Commanders’ system for generating air task orders. The Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS) essentially controls […]