Air Force
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Tests New Communications Pod for B-52
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) said that it is undertaking a demonstration to equip B-52H bombers with advanced communications. ““The AgilePod TENTaCLE [Tactical Edge Network Targeting in […]
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Air ForceIntegration Risk of AETP Engine on F-35 Would Require Further Analysis, Program Says
If Congress decides to continue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Engine Transition Program (AETP), integration of an AETP engine on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 would require further analysis before […]
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Air ForcePentagon Accelerating Buy of Test Equipment for Sentinel to Reduce Program Risk
The Pentagon said that it is embarking on risk reduction on the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel program through an acceleration in the buy of test equipment for initial operational […]
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SpaceSpace Force Gearing Up for Future EW, Orbital Warfare, and Cyber Warfare Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) held the second Black Skies electronic warfare (EW) exercise recently and is preparing to hold another this fall, as the […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force Plans to Give Google First Hand View of Operations
The Deparment of the Air Force is planning to give Alphabet‘s [GOOG] Google subsidiary a first hand view of the department’s operations under a new program, U.S. Air Force Chief […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force to Review S&T Programs to Determine Which Should Continue
The Department of the Air Force is to review its science and technology (S&T) programs to determine which should continue, Air Force Frank Kendall said on May 9. Air Force […]
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Air Force$200 Million Congressional E-7A Add Last Year Will Not Accelerate First Fielding, But Funding Fiscal 2024 E-7A Wish List Would, U.S. Air Force Says
While the U.S. Air Force has said that a $200 million add last year for the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail will not accelerate first fielding of the aircraft, the service […]
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WeaponsAARGM-ER Tested Against Advanced Emitter Target on Land, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on May 8 that the U.S. Navy conducted a recent test of the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER)–the “first firing overland against […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSlips in Schedule for Some Parts of LGM-35A Will Occur, AFGSC Commander Says
Slips in the planned schedule for some parts of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM will occur, but U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is focused on ensuring […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force Uniformed Leaders Lay Out Potential Costs of Shift from S-Band
The Department of the Air Force’s uniformed leaders laid out two system examples of increased costs associated with a possible shift in those systems from the 3.1-3.45 GHz S-band to […]