Air Force
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SpaceShanahan: Future U.S. Space Command Leader Being Vetted
The Defense Department has identified a potential leader for the new U.S. Space Command and is currently moving the candidate through the vetting process, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking To Expand Space Partnership Opportunities With Industry In 2019
A top Air Force official said industry partners will see an increasing role as a “powerful arm of our national security and economic viability” in space over the next year […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Air Force Officials Lay Out Path Forward for Outstanding KC-46 Issues
EVERETT, Wash. — While the Air Force’s first two KC-46A air refuelers departed Boeing’s [BA] Everett, Washington facility bound for McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas on Friday, they took […]
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Air ForceAir Force Accepts Not One, But Two KC-46 Tankers From Boeing
EVERETT, Wash. — Boeing [BA] has delivered the first two KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelers to the Air Force, just days after the delivery approval was signed for the second aircraft. […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Awarded $149 Million for Air Force Battlefield Airborne Communications Node
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $149.6 million contract modification to exercise an option year for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload operations and sustainment. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Considering Options to Keep Fighter Inventory Up
The Air Force is examining ways to keep its fighter jet inventory up as it moves into the 2020s, the service’s number-two civilian said Friday. But it remains to be […]
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Missile DefenseDoD to Begin Six-Month Study of Using F-35 for Boost Phase Missile Interception
The Defense Department plans to continue studying the feasibility of equipping the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with new weapons for boost phase interception. The Trump administration’s new missile defense review, […]
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SpaceULA Sets New Date for Delta IV Launch of NRO Payload
United Launch Alliance on Tuesday announced it had rescheduled a Delta IV Heavy launch carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office for Jan. 19. The launch, dubbed NROL-71, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed $462 Million to Further GPS Ground Control System Modernization
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a follow-on contract for the GPS Control Segment sustainment program to help the service further modernize its ground control systems as new […]
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Air Force
Air Force Accepts First KC-46A Tanker from Boeing
The Air Force accepted the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from Boeing [BA] on Jan. 10, marking a significant step forward in the service’s effort years in the making to procure […]