Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF May Award Mission Planning Support Contract Worth Up to $600 Million
The U.S. Air Force may award a contract worth up to $600 million for aircraft mission planning support by early next year. The service is likely to issue a Request […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Will Likely Need to Speed Production to Meet 148 F-35 Delivery Goal This Year
Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered 26 F-35 Lightning II fighters to the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and international buyers in the first quarter of this year, but the company will likely […]
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Air ForceNew Air Force One Encountering Two- to Three-Year Delivery Delay
The Boeing [BA] VC-25B program is encountering a two- to three-year delivery delay, a U.S. Air Force official said on May 19. The program has aimed to replace two more […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Could Achieve Significant Sustainment Cost Savings, GAO Says
The program for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter could achieve significant sustainment cost savings in the coming years, per a section of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2022 annual […]
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Air ForceUSAF Moving to Organic Adversary Air Training at Nellis AFB
The U.S. Air Force is to move to using Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As for organic adversary air training for its fighter pilots at Nellis AFB, Nev., after the service declined […]
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SpaceLaunch Cost Reduction, Hybrid Space Architecture Drive Higher Risk Threshhold for Development of U.S. Military Space Systems
A dramatic reduction in launch costs and the integration of ever advancing commercial space and allied space capabilities have led to a greater acceptance of risk by U.S. Space Force […]
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Air ForcePrototype ARRW Notches Hypersonic Testing Success, USAF Says
A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress released a prototype Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) off the southern California coast on May 14, the U.S. Air Force […]
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Air ForcePentagon Fiscal 2024 Budget May Lay Out Future Path for F-35 Engine
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2024 budget may lay out a future path for engines for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter–a course of action that may upgrade the existing Pratt & […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Evaluating Options for Incorporating Guard Units
The U.S. Space Force is assessing whether to recommend the creation of a Space National Guard or the formation of a combined active duty and Reserve component that has members […]
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Air ForceUSAF Plans to Iron Out Block 4 Problems Before Increasing F-35A Buy
The U.S. Air Force wants proof that Lockheed Martin [LMT] will be able to field Block 4 advancements for the F-35A fighter before increasing the buy of the plane, Air […]