Air Force
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Air Force
DEFENSE WATCH
Reprogramming Rundown. The Pentagon’s $5 billion omnibus reprogramming request, dated June 30 and now before Congress, seeks to shift money for varied vehicle efforts including $51 million for 14 more […]
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Global Hawk Completes First Acceptance Flight of Block 30 Multi-Int Sensor Package
The newest Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first production acceptance flight of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package, the company said yesterday. The […]
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Satellites Demonstrate ‘Remote Cueing’ Capabilities During Aegis Test
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites, built and operated by Northrop Grumman [NOC], contributed to a successful sea-based Aegis missile defense test April 15 by acquiring, after […]
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House Parses War Funding Amendments To DoD Budget
The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 […]
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Air Force Academy Selects Cirrus SR20 For Airmanship Training Program
The Air Force Academy has selected the Cirrus Aircraft SR20 single-engine turboprop for its Powered Flight Program to meet airmanship training requirements. The Air Force has awarded Cirrus a $6.1 […]
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Air Force Successfully Launches ORS-1
The Air Force on Wednesday successfully launched the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS-1) prototype satellite from the Minotaur I launch vehicle at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Va., the service and […]
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U.K. Military Reform: Power To The Chiefs, New Joint Forces Command
U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]
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SASC Targets Weapons’ Costs, Contractors’ Money
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing an array of Pentagon acquisition reforms, ranging from measures targeting weapon systems’ testing and operations costs to contractors’ compensation and political activities. […]
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Dytecna Ltd. Divests Australia Interest
U.K.-based Dytecna Ltd has made the decision to divest its interest in Dytecna Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, effective immediately. Systems engineering firm Dytecna said it invested more […]
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Rep. Targets ‘War Slush Fund’
House members will try to kill a special fund for emergency war-related spending in the annual Pentagon spending bill when the House debates it next month. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […]