Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Continues Palletized Munition Development for JASSM-ER; New Munitions Possible
Last month, the U.S. Air Force conducted its first system-level flight tests to demonstrate the ability of Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) to drop […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Executive: DoD Acquisition of Commercial Subsystems Faces ‘Headwinds’
The Collins Aerospace [RTX] head-up display (HUD) for the U.S. Air Force C-130J by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is a derivative of the company’s commercial HUD for the Boeing [BA] 737 […]
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Air ForceHughes Awarded IDIQ Contract for US Army Advanced Battle Management System
Hughes Network Systems has been awarded one of several prime positions on a U.S. Air Force contract to support its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). Hughes said Tuesday that it […]
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SpaceAFRL to Highlight NTS-3 and Rocket Cargo Vanguard Programs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is to highlight the Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) and Rocket Cargo Vanguard programs at the 36th Space Symposium next week in Colorado Springs–a forum […]
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Air ForceKratos Pledges to Ready Skyborg to Be Program of Record by Fiscal 2023
While a U.S. Air Force official said last week that he was uncertain whether the service’s Skyborg Vanguard research and development program for teaming low-cost attritable aircraft and manned aircraft […]
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Air ForceNorth Warning System Modernization May Include Detection of Bombers, Cruise Missiles and Small UAS
The modernization of the U.S.-Canadian North Warning System (NWS) should include the ability to detect bombers, low-flying cruise missiles and small drones, U.S. Air Force General Glen VanHerck, the commander […]
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Air ForceAFRL Tests 2,000 Pound Dialable Effects Munition with Three Settings
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) said on Aug. 17 that it concluded its Dialable Effects Munition (DEM) demonstration program with a test of the experimental, three-setting 2,000 pound bomb […]
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Air ForceU.S. Using Significant Number of Tankers, C-17s for Afghan Airlift
The U.S. Air Force is using a significant number of Boeing [BA] KC-135 and KC-10 tankers and C-17 Globemasters to enable the evacuation of U.S. and allied personnel and Afghan […]
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InternationalKC-46A Bound for Japan Refuels Another Pegasus in Test, Boeing Says
The first Boeing [BA] KC-46A tanker built for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) refueled another KC-46A Pegasus in a test over Washington State on Aug. 9 and received fuel […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon Contract Worth Up To $960 Million for AEHF Terminals
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 13 awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a contract worth up to $960 million for Advanced Extremely High Frequency-Terminals (AEHF-T) and support. The work is to […]