Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Aims For F-35 Nuclear Certification in January, But Jets Won’t Be Ready Then
The Air Force expects to certify the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to carry nuclear weapons in January, once sufficient numbers of pilots and ground crew are trained to carry out […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin in ‘Late Stage Negotiations’ With Company to Create Solid Rocket Motor Provider
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing the creation of a provider of solid rocket motors beyond the two main suppliers–Northrop Grumman [NOC] through its 2018 buy of Orbital ATK and L3Harris [LHX] […]
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CongressWicker: ‘I Would Not Leave Anything Off the Table’ for Aid to Ukraine
If Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) can ever get his House in order, some continuing aid for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia may be forthcoming, as leading Republicans on the Senate side […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards ABL Space Systems Responsive Launch Contract
El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems has received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office for responsive launch, SSC […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency Solicits 54 Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) has issued a solicitation for Tranche 2 (T2) of the SDA Tracking Layer for first launch by April 30, 2027. “The T2 […]
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Air ForceBulgaria to Receive Eight Block 70 F-16s Under Lockheed Martin Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a more than $151 million contract for eight F-16 Block 70 fighters for Bulgaria under the foreign military sales (FMS) program. […]
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Air Force‘We’re Ready to Go Now,’ Honeywell Official Says of Company Offer to Upgrade F-35 PTMS
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The F-35 Joint Program Office and RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney have contacted Honeywell [HON] about its Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Expects to Make Skyborg Program of Record in Fiscal 2024
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The U.S. Air Force plans to make Skyborg–one of the service’s original Vanguard research and development efforts–a program of record in fiscal 2024, and for the Kratos [KTOS] […]
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Air ForceAir Force Partnering With Navy, Marine Corps On Collaborative Combat Aircraft Interoperability
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force and Navy are “working very closely” on a future autonomous drone program that works with manned aircraft, an Air Force official said this week. The […]
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Air ForcePrice, Capability, Vendor Numbers All In Play As Air Force Progresses Through CCA Program
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—As the Air Force moves toward autonomous drones conducting missions with manned aircraft, variables such as cost and affordability, production capacity, capabilities, and how many vendors might initially […]