Air Force
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InternationalAirbus Delivers First A330 MRTT, As Company Looks to Autonomous Refueling
On June 29, Airbus delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at […]
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Air ForceSpace Force, Industry Partners Prepare for ‘Milestone’ Third GPS III Launch
The Space Force’s next national security launch will send the service’s newest GPS satellite up into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, while provider Space X will attempt to recover […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFMC’s ‘Digital Campaign’ Among Commander’s Top Priorities for 2020
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) has embarked on an ambitious effort to employ digital modeling and engineering techniques across the service’s myriad programs, in the hopes that these technologies will […]
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Air ForceBoeing Outlines Fixes for Remote Vision System for KC-46A Tanker
Boeing [BA] has outlined a number of fixes for its Remote Vision System (RVS), which allows air refueling operator station (AROS) personnel in the front of KC-46A aircraft to steer […]
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CongressHASC NDAA Sets Up Debate With Senate On F-35 Cuts, Funds For Virginia-Class Submarine
The House Armed Services Committee’s $731.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill sets up key debate with the Senate on cuts to the F-35 program and adjustments to various […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]
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SpaceIndustry Team on Missile Warning Satellite Payload On Track for CDR Next May, Northrop Grumman Says
A Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] team are on track to complete critical design review (CDR) for the team’s proposed infrared mission payload next May as part of […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Seeks More Answers on F-35 Program in FY ’21 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services Committee is demanding more answers and increased certification from the Pentagon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense […]
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Air ForceAir Force Begins SATCOM Upgrades for Presidential Aircraft Fleet
The Air Force and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] have begun to install satellite communication upgrades for the service’s presidential and executive aircraft, and expect to complete fielding in August, about 16 […]
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Air ForceHASC FY ’21 Tacair Mark Scrutinizes Air Force Proposed ISR Aircraft Retirements, Demands Answers on ABMS
The House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land subcommittee wants answers on the Air Force’s plans to retire a number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms in the […]