Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous Aircraft Company Pyka Introduces Long-Range Cargo UAS
Pyka, which has focused on developing and supplying autonomous aircraft for crop dusting, is entering the defense market with a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) able to fly long […]
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Air ForceKelly Plugs Increase In F-16 Training For Ukrainian Pilots At 162nd Fighter Wing
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) is advocating a boost in F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz. In Ukraine, the pilots “are flying multiple sorties […]
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Air ForceNo More AWACS Retirements Until USAF Submits AMTI Plan, Senate Says
The Senate’s version of the fiscal 2026 defense authorization bill prohibits the U.S. Air Force from retiring more of the service’s E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) by Boeing […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looking Into Spares For AWACS DRAGON Program
The U.S. Air Force is looking into a buy of spare parts for the service’s Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Replacement of Avionics for Global Operations and Navigation (DRAGON) program for Boeing […]
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Air ForceUSAF CCAs May Have Their Own Squadrons
U.S. Air Force autonomous collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) drones may have their own squadrons, Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday during his […]
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Air ForceIOT&E for MH-139A Completed, As Boeing Announces $173 Million Contract for Eight
Boeing [BA] said on Wednesday that it has received a $173 million U.S. Air Force contract for eight MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters and related support–a follow-on to a $178 million […]
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SpaceViasat Plans To Demonstrate PTS-G Design By Middle of Next Year
Viasat [VSAT] said on Wednesday that it will demonstrate what its dual-band X/Ka-band geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite design will offer for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) […]
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Air ForceAcquisition Reform Top Priority for Department of Air Force General Counsel Nominee
The Trump administration’s nominee for general counsel of the Department of the Air Force said that he will try to help accelerate system acquisition and fielding. “This is a concern […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Receives Second SSC Commercial Solutions Opening Contract
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Tuesday that it has awarded a more than $78 million contract to Blue Origin to augment space vehicle processing capacity at […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Considering Upgrades for Three Electromagnetic Warfare Systems
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is eyeing industry demonstrations of hardware and software (HW/SW) improvements for three space electromagnetic warfare (SEW) systems–the Meadowlands Counter Communications System (CCS), […]