Air Force
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Air ForceDARPA Director: Two Hypersonic Programs Speeding To Flight Tests By End of 2019
The head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said two of the agency’s air-launched hypersonic weapons are on track to launch in initial flight tests by the end […]
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Air ForceShanahan Provides Update to Fighter Readiness Levels: F-22, F-16 Still Lagging
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told lawmakers May 1 that most of the Pentagon’s fighter aircraft fleet has made progress toward meeting an 80 percent mission capable rate goal by […]
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Air ForceF-35A Conducts First Combat Deployment in CENTCOM Region
The Air Force’s F-35A Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first combat strike in the Middle East April 30, just two weeks after it deployed to the region, the Air Force […]
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Air ForceBoeing Awarded Up to $5.7 Billion for KC-46 Post-Production Work
The Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a contract worth up to $5.7 billion over 10 years that provides for a range of post-production requirements for the KC-46A aerial refueler, including […]
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PentagonNew GAO Report Paints Worrying Picture for F-35 Sustainment
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a new report April 25 offering new recommendations to improve the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s supply chain and sustainment issues, and warns that without […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases Two RFIs Related to Future Evolved Strategic SATCOM Program
The Air Force this week released two requests for information related to the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) program that will eventually replace the service’s current Advanced EHF (AEHF) satellite […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeking Sources for New F-15EX Virtual Reality Trainers
The Air Force is conducting a market survey for new F-15E simulators to train pilots should the service receive new Boeing [BA]-made F-15EX aircraft, according to an April 24 solicitation. […]
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Air ForceB-1s Return to Service After Weeks-Long Safety Stand-Down
The Air Force’s first B-1B Lancer bombers started flying again this week following a stand-down in March related to safety issues, the service’s Global Strike Command said April 23. Individual […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing Contract to Build Additional Wideband Global Satcom Satellite
The Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a not-to-exceed $605 million firm-fixed price contract modification to build one additional Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, according to an April 19 announcement. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Funding New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Sites At Arnold AFB, Indiana Universities
The Air Force is funding the construction of new wind tunnels for hypersonic testing, with new sites in development at two Indiana universities and an additional tunnel being built at […]