Air Force
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Air ForceB-21 Begins Weapons Testing at Edwards AFB, Calif.
On Friday, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that weapons testing for the company’s B-21 Raider had started a week prior when the future stealth bomber released […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks for Company Insights on AFLRW Acquisition Strategy
The U.S. Air Force wants industry insights on the service’s acquisition strategy for the future Air Force Long-Range Weapon (AFLRW). Deemed controlled unclassified information, a second AFLRW request for information […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Ursa Major $11 Million To Further Mature Hypersonic Engine
Ursa Major on Thursday said the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded the company a $10.9 million option to further develop the storable Draper liquid rocket engine to have […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Still Lacks Adequate Tracking of Parts, GAO Says
The Pentagon still does not have adequate tracking of 26 million DoD-owned parts worth $31 billion for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter, the General Accountability Office (GAO) said in […]
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SpaceRocket Lab Gets $150 Million Conditional Loan Commitment from Pentagon OSC for Neutron
Rocket Lab [RKLB] is receiving a $150 million conditional loan commitment from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC), DoD said on Monday. “The loan would support Rocket Lab’s efforts […]
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Air ForceHivemind Enabled Drone Teaming for USAF CCA Last Month, Shield AI Says
Shield AI’s Hivemind recently enabled manned-unmanned teaming and, in a separate test, drone teaming for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, the company said on Monday. The […]
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SpaceBridenstine: First Quantum Space Delivery ‘Will Be Well Ahead’ Of 2031 First Task Order Due Date Under Andromeda
Rockville, Md.-based Quantum Space believes its satellites will be ready for U.S. Space Force low Earth orbit to geostationary orbit (GEO) maneuvers and rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) several years […]
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Unmanned SystemsSkyways Launches New Long-Range Autonomous Cargo Platform
Autonomous cargo drone aircraft developer Skyways has launched Skyreach, a new long-range, fixed-wing, vertical takeoff and landing platform designed for multiple missions from austere locations. Skyreach will begin flights in […]
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Air ForceUSAF Spare Parts Assurance A Three-to-Five-Year Effort
The U.S. Air Force said that spare parts assurance to fill in a $14 billion gap is a three-to-five-year effort. The fiscal 2027 $4.3 billion in critical spare parts requested […]
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SpaceViasat Receives Up to $450 Million Contract for SDN-B Mission Operations Center
U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) said on Thursday that it has awarded an up to $450 million contract to Viasat [VSAT] for a Space Data Network-Backbone (SDN-B) Mission […]