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Air ForceAir Force To Again Seek Reprogramming For JSTARS Re-engining
By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to again seek approval to reprogram funding for replacing the engines in troubled target-tracking aircraft that the Pentagon said are "incredibly valuable" in […]
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Stalled Pentagon Nominees Confirmed By Senate
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate confirm the nominations of six senior Pentagon officials last night after senators who blocked their final approval released their holds. The nominees, selected by President […]
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Air Force: New F-35 Delivery Date Won’t Be Known For ‘Months’
By Emelie Rutherford Faced with senators frustrated by reports of delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s initial operational capability (IOC), Air Force leaders said yesterday their service may not […]
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With Northrop Tanker Decision Looming Officials Weigh Boeing-Only Bid
By Emelie Rutherford With Northrop Grumman [NOC] expected to announce soon if it will compete for the Air Force tanker contract, congressional and defense officials are sizing up what would […]
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DoD Tries To Ease Hill Anxiety Over Tac Air Industrial Base
By Emelie Rutherford Military officials sought to alleviate congressional concerns yesterday about the Pentagon relying in the future on one main contractor for tactical aircraft, pointing to planning for future […]
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Air Force Tanker RFP To Be Unveiled Today
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will release the long-awaited solicitation for the Air Force tanker today, when observers will wait to hear if Northrop Grumman [NOC]- European Aeronautic Defence and […]
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Air Force: ‘Close Call’ To Not Back Alternate F-35 Engine
By Emelie Rutherford A top Air Force official told lawmakers who support continuing a disputed jet engine yesterday that military officials’ opposition results from a "close call" made after weighing […]
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Dicks Would Bring Boeing Support, Intelligence Acumen To HAC-D
By Emelie Rutherford If Rep. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) becomes the next chairman of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee (HAC-D), he would advocate vigorously for Boeing [BA] and exhibit a shrewdness […]
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IBM To Design And Demonstrate Secure Cloud Architecture For USAF
IBM [IBM] has received a contract from the Air Force to develop, design and demonstrate a cloud computing architecture that meets Defense Department requirements and also contains cyber security features […]
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Hill Seeks Data On F-35 Second-Engine Business Case
By Emelie Rutherford With the military services’ fiscal year 2011 budget hearings set to kick off this week, lawmakers are sorting through claims and data regarding whether there is a […]