Air Force
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Air ForceA-29 Light-Attack Plane Crashes During Air Force Experiment
An A-29 Super Tucano crashed June 22 during a training flight for the Air Force’s light-attack aircraft experiment, killing one of its aircrew members. Navy Lt. Christopher Carey Short of […]
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CongressSpace Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]
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Air ForceSpace Force Could Be Authorized In FY 2020 Defense Bill, Lawmaker Says
Legislation to implement President Donald Trump’s proposed Space Force will likely be considered as part of the fiscal year 2020 defense authorization bill that Congress will take up next year, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Replacing Defective Fan Blades In Fighter Engines
The U.S. Air Force discovered a fan blade defect in Pratt & Whitney’s F100-PW-229 fighter-jet engine while investigating a mishap, according to service officials. “Once they tore into the root […]
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Air ForceAir Force Says It Expects To Receive First Boeing KC-46A Tanker In October
The U.S. Air Force announced June 20 that it has reached an agreement with Boeing [BA] on a revised delivery schedule that calls for the service to start receiving its first 18 […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Resume Flying B-1 Bombers
The U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancers, which have been grounded since June 7, will return to flight this week, the service announced June 19. Air Force Global Strike Command said […]
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SpaceTrump Tells DoD To Form Space Force, But Senator Says He Can’t Do That
President Trump announced June 18 that he has told the Department of Defense to start forming a space force to ensure U.S. space dominance, but a key lawmaker insisted that […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Nabs Next-Gen F-35 DAS Sensor
Lockheed Marin [LMT] chose Raytheon [RTN] to develop and deliver the next generation Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, replacing the sensor’s incumbent Northrop Grumman [NOC]. […]
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Air ForceDraken Wins Competition To Provide Adversary Air At Nellis Air Force Base
Draken International has edged out Textron’s [TXT] Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) for a $280 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and fly adversary fighters for training […]
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Air ForceAir Force Center Sees New Teams As Key To Faster Space Acquisition
The U.S. Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is forming several teams to increase communication and coordination across the 6,300-person organization and ultimately reduce the time it takes […]