Air Force
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Air ForceDoD Approves Air Force EELV Quantity Buy From ULA Across The POM
The Defense Department’s top acquisition official Nov. 27 approved the Air Force request to buy as many as 36 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) cores from the United Launch Alliance […]
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Air ForcePentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Terms On F-35 Contract
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached an agreement “in principle” for the manufacturing of the fifth batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in low-rate initial production, the Department […]
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Air ForceAir Force Trying To Get Six Cyber Capabilities Designated As Weapon Systems
The Air Force has proposed designating six cyberspace capabilities as weapon systems, according to a service spokesman. Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD), Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA), Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter, Cyberspace […]
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Air ForceAdjusting F-35 Buying Approach Won’t Contribute To Deficit Reduction, Donley Says
Adjusting the Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter acquisition approach won’t contribute to deficit reduction and wouldn’t affect budgets until the mid-2020’s, the Air Force Secretary said yesterday. “There is […]
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Air ForceSimple Satellites With Commercial Utility Could Be Onset For DoD Acquisition Change, Air Force General Says
Simple satellite sensors with broad commercial utility could be a starting point for the Defense Department to change its satellite acquisition culture as opposed to satellites with a complex and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards BAE Systems $60 Million To Maintain Space Systems
The Air Force awarded BAE Systems a series of contract modifications worth more than $60 million to continue supporting three large radar and telescope systems used for missile warning and […]
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Air ForceKendall Directs Prototyping Effort To Maintain Design Capacity
The Pentagon’s acquisition chief has directed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) lead an effort to design a high performance aircraft that would lead to a working prototype to […]
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Air ForceF-35A JDAM Integration Testing Expected To Begin Mid-December
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) integration testing on the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variant is expected to begin as early as mid-December, according to a service spokeswoman. The JSF […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin To Deliver AEHF-4 System Module To Northrop Grumman
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is scheduled to deliver to Northrop Grumman [NOC] today the system module of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite (AEHF-4) for payload integration, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Battlespace Flight Services $950 Million UAV Support Contract
The Air Force awarded Battlespace Flight Services LLC a $950 million contract for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) organizational-level maintenance support, according to a Nov. 13 Defense Department statement. The contract […]