Air Force
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SpaceBiden Nominates NRO Veteran/Booz Allen Official As Space Acquisition Executive
President Biden on Dec. 15 nominated Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] executive Frank Calvelli, who served as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2012 to 2020, as […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests Palletized Cruise Missile Drop from MC-130J
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J dropped a “current inventory cruise missile armed with a live warhead” at the Eglin AFB Overwater Test Range, Fla., as part of […]
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Air ForceAAR Corp. Displaces Incumbent SABCA for European F-16 Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 9 awarded Illinois-based AAR Corp. a contract worth potentially $365 million over the next decade for the maintenance of 80 European-based F-16 fighters by […]
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Special OperationsArmed Overwatch Acquisition Funding On Hold Until SOCOM Submits Roadmap
As the competitors in U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program await a contract award by next June, the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act holds up the disbursement […]
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SpaceIntelligence and Simulation Data Sharing to Help Speed Space System Fielding
The sharing of intelligence and simulation data early on in military space system design will help accelerate the fielding of space systems, Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, the U.S. Space Force […]
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SpaceProject Moonlighter Satellite To Be Modeled After 3U Cubesats
A U.S. Space Force effort to launch a dedicated cybersecurity testing satellite in 2023 will include a design modeled after the common 3U cube satellites (cubesats), which weigh no more […]
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SpaceRocket Lab to Acquire Space Solar Power Provider
As California-based Rocket Lab [RKLB] looks to provide its Neutron rocket for future U.S. Space Force launches, the company on Dec. 13 took a step toward alternative power sources when […]
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Air ForceSmaller, Rapidly Deployable Communications Gear Emerges as Lessons Learned from USAFE Exercise
The need for smaller, rapidly fielded U.S. Air Force communications gear was a key lesson that emerged from last month’s Castle Forge exercise in which U.S. Air Forces Europe (USAFE)-Air […]
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SpaceEmerging Space Warfighting Doctrine May Include Maneuver Warfare
The emerging space warfighting doctrine that will adhere to concepts in the U.S. Space Force’s Spacepower: Doctrine for Space Forces last year may include maneuver warfare to decrease the predictability […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorizers Want Air Force Secretary to Submit Report on Restoration of Funding for Pave Hawk DVE System
The U.S. Air Force on April 30 canceled a program to help aircrews on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter overcome degraded visual environments […]