Air Force
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Navy/USMCNavy Accepts First Upgraded E-6B TACAMO Aircraft
The Navy recently accepted the first E-6B Mercury Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) upgraded by Northrop Grumman [NOC]. The E-6B aircraft acts as a communications relay and strategic airborne […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin/Airbus Choose GE CF6 Engine for LMXT Tanker Offering
As the U.S. Air Force nears a decision on a buy of up to 75 tankers to fill the gap between the planned fielding of the 179th Boeing [BA] KC-46A […]
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Air ForcePentagon Awards Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney $2 Billion Contract for F135 Engines
The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney a more than $2 billion contract for F135 engines in Lot 17 of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter buy, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Looks to Increase Experienced Pilot Retention with Up to $50,000 Bonus
The U.S. Air Force wants to increase its experienced pilot retention through an increase in the Aviator Bonus from a maximum of $35,000 per year to $50,000 per year for […]
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SpaceRAND Advises Training Changes for U.S. Space Force to Combat Limited Number of Cyber/Intel Personnel
A new RAND study advises U.S. Space Force (USSF) to encourage or require its Guardian officers to have a third skill area to reduce the effects of a limited supply […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $240 Million for ‘Extreme Range’ JASSM Development
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT]’s missiles and fire control segment in Orlando, Fla., a $240 million contract for the development, test, and integration of the company’s […]
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CongressDebt Ceiling Deal $886 Billion Defense Cap Defines Trade Space; Fate of UPLs Uncertain
The debt ceiling deal’s $886 billion fiscal 2024 defense cap will heighten congressional scrutiny of military service defense budgets this year and will likely mean congressional leaders will have to […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program: F135 ECU and PTMS ‘Must Be Designed Together’
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) considers the planned Engine Core Upgrade for the Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney F135 engine and a new or upgraded Power and Thermal […]
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Air ForceUSAF Gives Go Ahead to Start Construction of Support Infrastructure for Sentinel
Robert Moriarty, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Air Force for Installations, has given the go-ahead to start the support construction phase for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel […]
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CyberAbout 10 Percent of Air National Guard Personnel in Cyber Mission
About 10 percent of the U.S. Air National Guard’s 108,000 personnel are in the cyber field, as the ANG develops offensive and defensive cyber operations at the 179th Airlift Wing […]