Air Force
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Backs AETP for F-35 Block 5 and Above; Pratt & Whitney Pushes Back
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is suggesting that its F-35 fighter will need an Advanced Engine Transition Program powerplant or something akin to it for Block 5 and above of the F-35. […]
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Air ForceSix Senators Co-Sponsor Bill to Provide Multi-Year Buy for LGM-35A Sentinel
Six Republican senators, including Deb Fischer (Neb.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) strategic forces panel, have introduced a bill to authorize multi-year procurement (MYP) authority […]
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SpaceNROL-68 Satellite Aloft, As ULA Delta IV Winds Down
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45, Space Systems Command (SSC), and United Launch Alliance (ULA), launched the NRO’s NROL-68 satellite on June 22nd from […]
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SpaceHASC Says It Has Limited Insight So Far on How Space Force’s Proliferated LEO Will Meet Combatant Commander Requirements
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) says that it has a limited understanding thus far of how the U.S. Space Force’s future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) will meet the […]
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Air ForceHASC Wants USAF to Explore Commercial Re-Use of Aged Tankers to Provide Surge Capacity
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants to hear from U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on the possibilities for commercial air refuelers to provide a wartime surge capacity for […]
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Air ForceHASC Requests USAF Options for T-7A Acceleration, Increase in J85 Engine Availability for T-38C
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) draft version of the committee’s fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill, H.R. 2670, asks U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall to provide HASC by March […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyUSAF Awards Raytheon Nearly $1.2 Billion for AMRAAM, As HASC Outlines Need for Integrated Air-to-Air Missile Development
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] missiles and defense unit in Tucson, Ariz., a nearly $1.2 billion contract for production lot 37 of the company’s Advanced Medium […]
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CongressHouse Bill Introduced for DoD/FAA Collaboration on Unmanned Balloon Monitoring
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on June 20 introduced H.R. 4229 to direct the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a study and submit a report “on the […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Conducting Critical Design Reviews for MGUE Increment 2
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has finished the first of three critical design reviews for the planned Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2. L3Harris [LHX], Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and BAE Systems have received […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing to Invest in Self-Protection Improvements for KC-46A, Future Tankers
Boeing [BA] and its Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary are working on self-protection improvements for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and future tankers, Boeing said at the Paris Air Show on June […]