Air Force
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Air ForceWhither the F-35’s AN/APG-85?
With a radar or without, F-35A iron on the ramp is what some are voicing as a major Air Force need. A 24-page Long Term U.S. Air Fighter Force Structure […]
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Air ForceAir Force CCA Mission Autonomy Phase Begins With Software From Collins Aerospace And Shield AI
The Air Force is highlighting RTX‘s [RTX] Collins Aerospace and Shield AI as early examples of the potential for the service’s Autonomy Government Reference Architecture (A-GRA) to adapt new, vendor […]
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SpaceSpace Force Deploys GSSAP Sensor After USSF-87 Launch; Service And ULA Investigating SRM Anomaly
The Space Force launched the USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., early Thursday morning aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket–the latter’s second National Security […]
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Air ForceUse of Commercial Technologies Obviates Need for C-17 Re-engining, USAF Says
The use of commercial technologies for upgrades to Pratt & Whitney‘s [RTX] F117 engine for the U.S. Air Force C-17 airlifter by Boeing [BA] obviates the need for a re-engining […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes Boost In Fighter Sortie Generation
Is there a number of monthly cockpit and simulation sorties that U.S. Air Force fighter pilots require to perform at the highest level? Air Force fighter pilots get less than […]
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Air ForceV-22s to Resume Restriction-Free Flight a Year Later Than Initially Projected
A dozen new, “Dash 123” proprotor gearboxes (PRGBs) for the Marine Corps/Navy/Air Force V-22 are coming off the line monthly, yet a legislator suggested on Tuesday that the rate needs […]
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Air ForceCCA And FAMM Early Examples Of New Mode Of Acquisition, USAF Says
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and Family of Affordable Mass Munitions (FAMM) programs are early Air Force attempts to accelerate the requirements process and use operator feedback to speed up […]
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Air ForceUSAF To Award Sole Source Contract To BAE Systems To Resolve Deficiency Reports on ALR-56
The Air Force is to award BAE Systems a sole source contract to resolve deficiency reports (DRs) for the company’s ALR-56 radar warning receivers (RWRs) on F-15 and F-16 fighters […]
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Air ForceStarfish Nabs $55 Million Space Force Award For Orbital Mobility
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) last week awarded Starfish Space a $54.5 million contract to prepare the company’s Otter space vehicle for the movement of national security space […]
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SpaceFMS Will Increase, Help U.S. Space R&D Efforts, COMSO Head Says
The sugar high of about $40 billion appropriated for the Space Force in fiscal 2026–including a big chunk for the Trump administration-envisioned Golden Dome missile defense network, may not last […]