Air Force
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CongressHASC Adds NDAA Amendments For Reports On Unmanned Projects, Air Force’s 386 Squadron Requirements
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) on Wednesday approved a series of amendments to its proposal for the next defense policy bill looking to increase oversight of ongoing unmanned capability […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Joint Forces Space Component Command Missions to Move to U.S. Space Command
LOS ANGELES — When the future U.S. Space Command is stood up, the Air Force Space Command’s Joint Forces Space Component Command (JFSCC) two main mission areas will be reborn […]
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Air ForceHASC Chair Seeks Increased Space Launch Competition, Smaller Space Force With NDAA Proposal
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) proposal for the next defense authorization bill looks to push the Air Force toward increasing competition for its space launch program, with plans to […]
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CongressHASC Wants More Information on Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment in FY ’20 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee is requesting the Air Force submit a report on its plans for the ongoing light attack aircraft experiment while fully funding the service’s fiscal year […]
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Gets Another $1.8 Billion For F-35 Block 4
The Navy on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.8 billion contract to continue design maturation and development of F-35 Block 4 capabilities. This award specifically is in support of […]
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Space
Air Force’s June R&D Launch to Test Space X’s Falcon Heavy Reusability in ‘Most Challenging’ Mission Yet
The Air Force’s upcoming launch of 24 new research-and-development payloads will demonstrate the performance of Space X’s Falcon Heavy launch vehicle for the first time on a Defense Department mission. […]
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Air ForceL3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade
The Air Force on June 4 awarded L3 Technologies [LLL] a $499.5 million contract to provide an avionics upgrade for 176 C-130H Hercules aircraft. The competitive fixed-price-incentive-firm contract involves avionics […]
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CongressOver 600 Personnel To Transfer From STRATCOM To New SPACECOM
The U.S. Space Command’s stand up is well underway, with initial responsibilities identified and over 600 U.S. Strategic Command personnel scheduled to transfer, but leaders have not yet determined an […]
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CongressHASC Subcommittee Wants SDA to Focus on New PNT Capabilities, Commercial SSA Procurement
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee included two assignments for the nascent Space Development Agency (SDA) in its fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup […]
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BudgetHASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement
The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee wants to authorize the Air Force to procure two F-15EX aircraft for prototype development in fiscal year 2020, but prohibit […]