Air Force
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Nearly $1.7 Billion for Lot Six of KC-46 Tankers
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a nearly $1.7 billion contract for 12 KC-46 tankers in Lot Six of the production run of the aircraft, the Pentagon said […]
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Air ForceBiden Transition Team Speaks with Roper About Possible Role
The transition team of President-elect Joe Biden has reached out to U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper about a possible role in the new administration, but Roper is so […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Finish F-16 EW Suite Under OTA Agreement
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman [NOC] to finish an electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter fleet under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU-2 Flies with Booz Allen Hamilton Artificial Intelligence Algorithm
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon reconnaissance aircraft used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm by Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] in flight on Dec. 15, the company said Jan. 6. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard Program Flight Tests ‘Collaborative Weapons’
The U.S. Air Force Golden Horde program test flew two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) released from an F-16 on Dec. 15 in what the Air Force called the first-ever […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Chief Argues Against Delaying Next-Gen ICBM
The commander of U.S. Strategic Command said Tuesday the Pentagon must continue to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a next-generation system and it cannot undergo further […]
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PentagonRequirements for Joint Warfighting Concept Upcoming in Late Spring
By May, the Pentagon Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) is looking to receive from the military services a requirement for each of the Joint Warfighting Concept’s (JWC) four areas–Joint Global […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force 57th Wing to Receive Two F-35As This Summer, As Service Moves to Reactivate 65th Aggressor Squadron
The 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada is to receive two Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As this summer, as the service prepares to re-establish the 65th Aggressor Squadron to help provide […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyVolansi Looks to Offer Drone Payload/Communications Relay Capability for Skyborg
Calfornia-based Volansi is looking to offer drone payload and communications relay capability for Skyborg, one of three U.S. Air Force Vanguard programs to speed the fielding of advanced technologies, including […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are to conduct the first booster flight test of the hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) in the next 10 […]