Air Force
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SpaceNext-Gen OPIR GEO Enters System Testing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that its first Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Block 0 satellite has advanced to system level testing at the company’s plant […]
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Air ForceManned NGAD Will Be Program to Watch in New Administration
Given SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s recent statement that manned fighters are “obsolete in the age of drones” and his role as a top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, one of […]
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SpaceAcceleration of Commercial Space for National Security Likely Under Trump
The incoming administration of President-elect Trump is likely to propose a ramping up of commercial space to serve national security needs, according to a new paper from the National Security […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Launched Hypersonic Test Last Month, Company Says
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB] said on Dec. 9 that it launched a suborbital mission last month to test hypersonic technology for the Pentagon’s Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed […]
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Air ForceFielding Working Satellite Ground Systems First Priority in House-Senate Language
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration Frank Calvelli has said that it makes no sense to field cutting-edge satellites without the requisite ground systems in […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorizers Lay Down Marker for F-35 in Fiscal 2025
Congressional defense authorizers would delay delivery of 20 of 68 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35s in fiscal 2025 until the defense secretary submits a report on “certain corrective action plans and […]
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SpaceWittman and Graves Prod FAA to Rectify ‘Extensive Delays’ in Commercial Launch Licensing
Two House Armed Services Committee (HASC) members, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), want the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take immediate action to shorten the commercial […]
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Air ForceUSAF Asks Industry to Update NGAD Proposals, As Service Defers Decision to Next Administration
The U.S. Air Force is asking industry to revise company proposals for Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), as the service defers program decisions to the incoming Trump administration. Air Force […]
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Air ForceRogers: ‘We’re Not Gonna Eliminate the F-35’
Elon Musk had his 4-year-old son X Æ A-12, or “X” for short, on his shoulders when the SpaceX billionaire emerged from a meeting with Capitol Hill legislators on Thursday […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF Acquisition Strategy Review of Sentinel Continues As DoD Awaits New Administration Guidance
As the White House prepares to change hands and parties next month, the U.S. Air Force is continuing its acquisition strategy review of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future […]