Air Force
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SpaceFinal GPS III Satellite To Launch On Monday With Optical Cross Link Demonstration Payload
On Monday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 is to carry the last GPS III satellite by Lockheed Martin [LMT] into orbit with an optical cross link payload designed to increase the […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awarded AMTI Contracts To Nine Vendors To Get Initial Space-Based Capability
The Space Force last Friday said it awarded small contracts to nine vendors that will lead to an initial operating capability for detecting and tracking moving aerial targets from space. […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command’s EOU Tests Anduril’s YFQ-44A
Last week, the Air Force’s Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) at Nellis AFB, Nev., tested an Anduril Industries YFQ-44A Fury prototype Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which flew from a company site […]
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SpaceAir Force Let Development Contract For Space-Based AMTI; Meink Says Risk Low
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Department of the Air Force has awarded a contract for space-based air moving target indication (AMTI) to multiple vendors to begin development activities, Air Force Secretary Troy […]
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CongressPentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says
The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]
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SpaceSpace Force Picks Blue Origin As Lessee For Heavy Pad Development At Vandenberg
Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is the Space Force’s choice as a lessee to develop heavy and super heavy launch pads for Space Launch Complex-14 (SLC-14) at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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SpaceSpace Force Examining “Many Possible Swap Opportunities To Get Capability On Orbit”
As U.S. Space Force continues to examine the root cause of a booster anomaly during the Feb. 26 launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur and possible remedies, […]
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SpaceInteroperability Of Space Systems Not A “10,” But Not A “1,” Space Force Official Says
While not charged with managing the building of satellites, ground stations, or software, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Integration Office (SSIO) may have one of the most difficult acquisition jobs […]
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Air ForceSolid Rocket Motors For First Five Sentinel Flight Tests In Construction
Solid rocket motors for the first five Air Force flight tests of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM are in construction, the company said on Monday. “Every propulsive […]
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Air ForceReport Advises Air Force To Rebuild Strategic Attack Capacity
A wargame conducted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies suggested that a stand-in, penetrating force of the future Boeing [BA] F-47 stealth fighter for counter air and the Northrop […]