Air Force
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Add Funding For Industrial Base Initiatives
The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) yesterday added $130 million to President Barack Obama’s budget for industrial-base initiatives while reducing his proposed level of Pentagon funding by $100 million. During yesterday’s […]
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Air Force Blames Faulty F-22 Pressurization ‘Schedule’ For Pilots’ Hypoxia-Like Symptoms
The Air Force yesterday blamed a faulty pressurization “schedule” in the F-22 for hypoxia-like symptoms its pilots were suffering. The faulty pressurization schedule caused a pressurized vest to inflate, restricting […]
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Serco Wins $73 Million Contract To Support MRAP C4ISR Upgrades
Serco Inc., the North American arm of Serco Group plc (SRP), yesterday said it was awarded a potential $73 million contract to support the Defense Department Joint Program Office with […]
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Air Force
Welsh, Cornyn Working On Meeting To Resolve Confirmation Vote Hold
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said yesterday he is trying to schedule a meeting with Air Force chief of staff nominee Gen. Mark Welsh to discuss the hold he placed on […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Submit D-RAPCON Bids
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] submitted bids for the Air Force’s Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) modern air traffic control (ATC) radar program, the companies said yesterday. Both Lockheed […]
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Air Force
Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Complete Space Fence PDR Contract
Both Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed their preliminary design review (PDR) contracts for the Air Force’s Space Fence program. Lockheed Martin spokesman Chip Eschenfelder said Friday was the […]
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Air Force
GAO Says DoD Making Progress Tightening Up EELV Strategy
The Defense Department is making progress tightening up its Expendable Evolved Launch Vehicle (EELV) program strategy to make sure it is based on sufficient information, according to a Government Accountability […]
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Air Force
SASC Confirms Welsh, Nomination Heads To Full Senate
The Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday confirmed Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to be the service’s next chief of staff, a committee spokeswoman said in an email. Also confirmed were Marine […]
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Air Force
Donley: Massive Ordnance Penetrator Ready To Go
The Air Force’s bunker-busting Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) is ready to go today, if necessary, Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. Donley told a Capitol Hill breakfast that in addition to […]
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L-3 Communications Sweeps Nearly $2 Billion To Continue Logistics Work At Fort Rucker
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