Air Force
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Unmanned SystemsAFRL to Test Multiple Skyborg Prototypes This Year
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Commander Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle and Air Force program executive officer for aircraft and advanced weapons Brig. Gen. Dale White are leading an effort this […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman To Support Air Force’s Platform One Software Program
The Air Force has tapped Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] to compete for task orders to support the Platform One agile software development program. Both companies were selected […]
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PentagonBiden Administration Plans to Move Ahead on Space Rules of the Road
The Biden administration plans to move ahead on discussions with allies and partners about establishing rules of the road for systems in space. On Dec. 7 last year, the United […]
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Air ForceBoeing Announces First Flight of F-15EX in Anticipation of Early Delivery of First Two Planes
Boeing‘s [BA] F-15EX fighter had its first flight on Feb. 2 in anticipation of “early delivery” of the first two jets to the U.S. Air Force later this quarter, the […]
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PentagonReviews of Nuclear Modernization, Navy Shipbuilding Plan Among Top Items on Hicks’ Priority List
A review of nuclear modernization and the Navy’s 30-year shipbuilding plan, which DoD released in December, are among the top items for Kathleen Hicks, if the Senate confirms her as […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Wins $291 Million Contract For F-35 Engine Maintenance
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and its subsidiary Pratt & Whitney a $291 million contract F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Lot 12 engine maintenance support. The contract specifically […]
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Air ForceTwo of Six KC-46 Category I Deficiencies Resolved, AMC Says
The U.S. Air Force has resolved two of the six Category I deficiencies for the Boeing [BA] KC-46 tanker, the commander of Air Mobility Command (AMC), Air Force Gen. Jacqueline […]
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SpaceAir Force Paid $787.2 Million to Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin for Meeting LSA Development Milestones
While the U.S. Air Force said that it did not pay termination costs to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin for ending their Launch Service Agreement Other Transaction Authority (LSA […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Testing Dialable Effects Munition This Year
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting a Joint Concept Technology Demonstration (JCTD) with the Navy on an AFRL-developed Dialable Effects Munition (DEM) that would allow pilots to dial […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Conducts First DEUCE Directed Energy Wargame
The U.S. Air Force has established a new, directed energy wargame to be held at least twice yearly to evaluate directed energy technologies under a variety of possible future conflict […]