Air Force
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force Plans to Finalize NGAD Business Plan This Summer
The Air Force will soon have a business case to support a novel method to develop next-generation fighter jets more quickly and efficiently, the service’s acquisition czar said June 9. […]
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Air ForceSenate Confirms PACAF Leader to Become First African-American Air Force Chief of Staff
The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Charles Brown to become the next chief of staff June 9 by a vote of 98-0, ensuring that Brown becomes the first African-American to […]
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Air ForceB61-12 Good To Go On F-15E, Sandia Says
The B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is building will work with the Boeing [BA]-built F-15E Strike Eagle, the Sandia National Laboratories said last week. “Sandia […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Looks to Develop ‘Link 16 From Space’ Transponder in Proliferated LEO
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to demonstrate a new space-based communications transponder in low-Earth orbit by next spring, the lab’s space vehicles director said June 4. The “XVI” program […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFI for Next-Gen ISR Drone to Potentially Replace Reaper
The Air Force released a June 3 request for information to begin searching for next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles that could eventually replace the MQ-9 Reaper drone. The notice, first reported […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGeorgia Senators Urge Air Force to Deliver Advanced Battle Management System Report to Congress
Georgia’s two senators have written a letter to Air Force leadership expressing concern over a delayed report on certain aspects of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program. The fiscal […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAgility Prime ‘Air Race to Certification’ Moves Ahead, Air Force Examines eVTOL Supply Chains
Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the U.S. acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Awards First Round of Advanced Battle Management System Contracts
The reason why the Air Force decided to cancel an entire aircraft recapitalization program for a new effort to connect new existing sensors and shooters across the U.S. military is […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon, Air Force To Build 5G Network For Prototype Testing At Nellis AFB
The Pentagon’s technology office has partnered with the Air Force Warfare Center to build a mobile 5G cellular network at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada that will host software […]
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Air ForceAir Force Official: Palletized Munitions ‘Major Element’ of New Warfighting Concept
The Air Force is testing the viability of palletized munitions on its cargo aircraft to increase fire capacity, and could soon proceed to prototyping and fielding that capability, the head […]