Air Force
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Air ForceMultiple Reentry Vehicle Tests of Minuteman III Uncommon
While the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test on Aug. 4 of an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM with three test reentry vehicles, such tests with dummy, […]
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SpaceAir Force Contract with BlackSky Shows Promise, Challenges Ahead for Supply Chain Monitoring
A recent U.S. Air Force contract with small satellite company BlackSky Global LLC to monitor how COVID-19 is affecting military supply chains shows the promise of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-enabled […]
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Air Force
Minuteman III Test Launch Featured Multiple RVs, Airborne Control Center
Air Force and Navy service members aboard an airplane on Tuesday remotely launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with three unarmed warheads from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman Complete Critical Design Review for EPS-R CAPS
The U.S. Space Force and Northrop Grumman [NOC] finished a delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) for the Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS) program, which is […]
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Air ForceDivesting Legacy Platforms Key Challenge for Air Force, Monasco Says
Divesting legacy platforms to pay for modernization is the key challenge for the Department of the Air Force, according to Undersecretary of the Air Force-nominee Shon Monasco. “The biggest challenge […]
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SpaceBarnes: Rapid Reprogramming for U.S. Space Force Would Retain Program Oversight
Rapid re-reprogramming through portfolio management would retain congressional insight into space programs and oversight of them, a leading U.S. Air Force official said last week. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the […]
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Missile DefenseMilitary Space Officials Continue Discussions on Missile Defense Architecture
U.S. Space Command and officials at the Pentagon are examining what resilience a missile defense architecture needs to have and what DoD can afford, as officials assemble the Program Objective […]
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Air Force
NORTHCOM Nominee ‘Optimistic’ on Acceleration of Next Generation Interceptor
Air Force Lt. Gen. Glen VanHerck, the nominee to head U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on July 28 that he shares […]
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SpaceInhofe Delays FCC Commissioner Approval Until Nominee Agrees to Overturn Ligado Order
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said on July 28 that he has placed a hold on the nomination of Mike O’Rielly to become the commissioner of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper Foresees U.S. Air Force ‘Logistics at the Edge’ Capabilities
Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper envisions the service fielding “logistics at the edge” capabilities to counter adversary’s attempts in future conflicts to disrupt U.S. supply chains, rather than to […]