Air Force
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SpaceDoD May Shed Light on Possible CRAF for Space Arrangement This Summer
The Pentagon may provide insights this summer to Congress on the possible formation of a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)-like arrangement to allow commercial space companies to aid in the […]
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Air ForceRamping Up F-35 Production Above 156 Annually Would Require New Tooling, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
While DoD and Lockheed Martin [LMT] hope to reach a production rate of 156 annually for the F-35 fighter, building more than 156 per year for the U.S. Air Force, […]
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Air ForceAs USAF Plans F-15E Divestment, Service Cuts EPAWSS Buy By 30 Percent
A U.S. Air Force plan to divest more than 100 Boeing [BA] F-15E Strike Eagles in the coming years would mean a cut of nearly one-third to the service’s buy […]
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Air ForceAFRL Looking for Novel Approaches to Electronic Warfare
The spectrum warfare research division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RYW) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is looking for novel approaches to electronic warfare (EW) under the Radio Frequency Electronic […]
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SpaceGAO: U.S. Space Force Faces Hurdles Integrating Unified Data Library into Space Situational Awareness Operations
The U.S. Space Force faces challenges in integrating the Unified Data Library (UDL) into space situational awareness (SSA) operations, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. “The Secretary […]
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Air ForceAir Force Initiates Test Firing of Unarmed Minuteman III From Navy E-6 Aircraft
The Air Force and Navy last week used an airborne control center to test-fire an unarmed Minuteman III missile, the services said. The test gave the services a look at […]
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Air ForceStart of F-35 ODIN Software Fielding to Squadrons Delayed Until 2025
While the U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2023 and 2024 budget requests said that fielding of Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) software for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter would begin […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bill Asking for DoD Report on UAP Intrusions Since 2017 and Sanctions on China for Balloon Surveillance
The House this week passed legislation calling on DoD to submit a classified report on the incidence of the violation of U.S. airspace since Jan. 20, 2017 by unidentified aerial […]
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Air ForceUSAF Vice Chief Agrees with ACC Commander on Need for More Fighter Squadrons
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request of nearly $4.9 billion for 48 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As–five more than Congress funded last year–and $2.3 billion ask for 24 Boeing […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySASC Cybersecurity Panel Witnesses Push Back Against Suggestion of Pause in Cutting Edge AI Development
The three witnesses at an Apr. 19 hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) cybersecurity panel said that a pause in the development of cutting edge artificial intelligence would […]