Air Force
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Air ForceYates Electrospace Working on ‘Contested Logistics’ Autonomous Delivery Drone
California’s Yates Electrospace Corp. said on Dec. 18 that the Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm has awarded the company a small business innovation research contract for the […]
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SpaceDickinson Declares U.S. Space Command Has Reached Full Operational Capability
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Command, declared in a headquarters town hall on Dec. 15 that the command has reached full operational capability (FOC) and […]
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Special OperationsGAO Advises Slowdown of Armed Overwatch Until SOCOM Justifies Number of Aircraft Needed
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) advises DoD to slow the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program until the command and DoD justify the need for 75 planned L3Harris […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Plans to Demonstrate Full Scale DMRJ Hypersonic Engine Next Year
General Electric‘s [GE] GE Aerospace division said on Dec. 14 that it plans to demonstrate a full-scale dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) hypersonic engine with rotating detonation combustion (RDC) next year, as […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems’ F-35 Block IV EW System to Feature Immediate Detection of Threat Pulses
BAE Systems said on Dec. 12 that its AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) system for Block IV of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is to feature immediate detection of threat pulses. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDefense Authorizers Would Establish DoD Joint Office to Forge Path on Energetics
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization conference report establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Center under DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante. The center is to develop “an energetic materials strategic plan and […]
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Air ForceDoD Breaks Off Negotiations on F-35 Performance Based Logistics Contract
The Pentagon has suspended contract negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for the F-35 fighter, but DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante suggested on Dec. 12 […]
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SpaceSDA Goal to Field 8 ‘FOO Fighter’ Satellite Constellation
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants companies to submit proposals by Jan. 19 for a four-to-eight satellite constellation to detect and track hypersonic and other advanced missiles […]
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SpaceSpace Acquisition Report: Best Solution to Improve JCIDS Thus Far ‘Has Been to Avoid It Altogether’
The Defense Business Board, in a space acquisition report last month, recommends significant improvements to the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) in order to help scale up the […]
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SpaceDefense Authorizers Want Insights from Department of the Air Force on Hybrid SATCOM Terminals
Congressional defense authorizers want insights from the Department of the Air Force on future hybrid satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals able to use commercial and military signals. U.S. Space Force has […]
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