Air Force
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Air ForceRoper: ‘Digital Engineering the Successor to Stealth,’ as Air Force Acquisition Office Completes NGAD Acquisition Plan
The U.S. Air Force acquisition office finished its acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program last week, and the service is trying to build support for the program […]
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SpaceAir Force Determining Cut Off Date for LSA Funding for Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin
The U.S. Air Force is to determine when to shut off Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin, the two companies that lost out in […]
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WeaponsB-52 Conducts Third and Final Captive-Carry Flight Test of ARRW, Booster Test Next
The U.S. Air Force conducted its third and final captive-carry flight test of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) under the wing of a B-52H bomber […]
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SpaceIn Response to House Cost Concerns with NSSL, Acquisition Office Says Launch Represents Just 13 Percent of Total R&D and Procurement Budgets
In response to House appropriators’ concerns that the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program represents 40 percent of the U.S. Space Force’s $2.5 billion procurement budget request, the office of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyWill the Next Presidential Fleet Travel Faster than an SR-71?
Hermeus Corporation, an Altanta, Ga.-based startup developing hypersonic aircraft primarily for commercial use, was awarded a $1.5 million Phase 2 prototyping contract by AFWERX to further develop its Mach 5 […]
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Air ForceDelivery of 18 to 24 F-35s Likely Delayed Due to COVID-19, Lockheed Martin Says
COVID-19 is likely to delay the delivery of 18 to 24 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fighters by several months, a company official said on Aug. 6. “Our goal […]
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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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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 […]