Air Force
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Air ForceAT&L Moves Oversight Of GPS III Satellites, KC-46A Tanker To Air Force
Decision-making authority for several major U.S. Air Force programs, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite constellation and the KC-46A tanker, shifted from the Pentagon’s acquisition chief to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First KC-46A Tanker Takes First Flight
Boeing [BA] has begun flight-testing the first KC-46A Pegasus refueling plane that it plans to deliver to the U.S. Air Force, the company announced late Dec. 5. During the tanker’s […]
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Air ForceNew Missile-Warning Satellites Must Be Easier To Defend Than Current Ones, General Says
The U.S. Air Force should make its next generation of missile-warning satellites easier to defend than the existing spacecraft due to growing threats from potential enemies, according to the head […]
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Air ForceDrone Sighting At Air Force Bomber Base Shows Need For Defenses, General Says
A recent drone sighting at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri underscores the need for the Air Force to continue developing systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that trespass […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Protests Air Force Selection Of Northrop Radar For JSTARS Replacement
The U.S. Air Force has picked Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide the radar for a potential replacement of the aging E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft, but losing bidder Raytheon [RTN] has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Team To Study Future Needs For Electronic Warfare
The U.S. Air Force is forming a team to examine how the service should improve its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities to stay ahead of potential enemies in that key area. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Base Grounds T-6A Trainers After Physiological Events
Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma has grounded its T-6A Texan II trainer planes while it investigates a series of recent physiological events, the Air Force said last week. Flights […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nears Final RFP For GPS III Follow-On Production
The final request for proposals for building the next batch of Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites will be released on or near Dec. 7, the U.S. Air Force announced […]
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Air ForceAir Force Base Halts Flying After T-38 Crash
Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has suspended flight operations through the Thanksgiving weekend following the fatal crash of one of its T-38 Talon trainer jets. The pause will allow […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-22 Operates In Afghanistan For First Time
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor dropped 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs on a Taliban opium processing plant in northern Helmand province Nov. 19, marking the first time the Lockheed Martin […]