Air Force
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Boosts Operating Profits, Sales In Second Quarter
Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday posted a gain in its earnings from continuing operations in the second quarter due to higher profits in each of its operating segments while sales increased […]
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Air Force
Lockheed Martin Gives F-35 Flight Test Progress and Delivery Update
The F-35 flight test program registered new achievements since the last update issued by prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], the company said yesterday. According to a Lockheed Martin statement, the […]
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Air Force
GAO Cites Challenges In DoD Cyber Activities
The Defense Department is actively addressing cyber security threats and organizing to integrate its cyber operations such as the recent establishment of United States Cyber Command but there is insufficient […]
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Air Force
Groups Argue For, Against Defense Cuts
As word spread yesterday that the White House and House Republicans were working on a deficit-reduction plan, groups weighed in with arguments to both slash the Pentagon budget and protect it […]
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Air Force
Space Challenges Changing, So Is Strategy, DoD Official Says
As NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis heads home for its final landing of the 30-year program this week, it’s fitting to consider that space is changing in fundamental ways, the deputy Assistant […]
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Air Force
Second Boeing GPS IIF Satellite Now Operating From Space
Boeing [BA] recently said it has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites it is building for the Air Force. GPS […]
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Air Force
U.K. Plans Major Budget Increase For Vital Equipment
The U.K. government Monday committed to spending approximately $4.5 billion to fund vital future military equipment over the current planned budget, Ministry of Defence officials said. The funding increase of […]
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Air Force
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract To Provide Situational Awareness For Air Force
The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $65 million contract to provide tactical situational awareness to airlift aircrews, fulfilling an operational need for enhanced communications and an operational […]
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Air Force
L-3 Mission Integration Division Introduces SPYDR ISR Aircraft
L-3 Communications’ [LLL] Mission Integration Division (MID) Friday debuted SPYDR the next-generation, small, manned airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) platform at the U.K. 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo. SPYDR is […]
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Air Force
First Lockheed Martin Production F-35 Arrives At Fighter Wing
The first Lockheed Martin [ LMT] production model F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived at Eglin AFB, Fla., July 14 after a more than 90-minute ferry […]