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Air ForceCyber Domain Pivotal In Next Conflict, Air Force General Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Advancements in cyberspace will be the “game changer” in the next major conflict, as much as air power played the pivotal role in World War II, the Air […]
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Donley Puts Congress On Notice Regarding Sequestration, Budget Planning
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Air Force Secretary Michael Donley put Congress on notice yesterday regarding sequestration and budget planning. “We need Congress to de-trigger the Budget Control Act’s sequester provisions […]
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Reaper UAV Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff And Landing
General Atomics’ Reaper (MQ-9) unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully completed a series of automatic takeoffs and landings for the first time, the company said yesterday. The takeoffs and landings involved […]
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Air Force Applying Commercial Satellite Acquisition Techniques To Military Satellites
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force is applying commercial satellite acquisition techniques to the way it procures military satellites, according to a Boeing [BA] satellite executive. “The Air Force has gotten […]
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Northrop Grumman Completes Air Operations Command Modernization Milestones
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md–Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the Air Force completed an integrated baseline review and an interim design review for the Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System modernization program, the […]
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Harris Corp. Receives JTRS Certification For Falcon III Radio
Harris Corp.[HRS] Friday said it has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) v1.01.1. “JTRS certification is […]
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Air Force Awards Raytheon $70 Million Contract For FAB-T Ground Terminals
The Air Force awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $70 million deal on Sept. 7 for engineering development models of ground terminals for the service’s Family of Above and Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals […]
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NESC Head: Air Force Should Complete ‘End-To-End’ Testing Of F-22’s Life Support System
The head of the NASA team that reviewed the Air Force’s assessment of hypoxia-like symptoms with F-22 pilots said yesterday the service should conduct “end-to-end” testing of the jet’s systems […]
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U.S. Should Concentrate On Midcourse BMD, Not Boost Phase, Report Says
The United States should concentrate on midcourse missile defense systems and “stop spending money on boost-phase defense systems of any kind,” said a new, congressionally mandated report released yesterday by […]
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Northrop Grumman Expects ‘Imminent’ Draft RFP Release For F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade
Northrop Grumman [NOC] expects the Air Force to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its F-16 radar upgrade program “imminently,” a company official said yesterday. Though he didn’t […]