Air Force
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force And Lockheed Martin Demonstrate Manned/Unmanned Teaming
Lockheed Martin [LMT] along with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Air Force Test Pilot School, and the Calspan Corporation demonstrated successful manned/unmanned teaming, Lockheed Martin said Monday. The […]
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Air ForceURS Wins $3.6 Billion Air Force Contract For Unmanned Aircraft Services
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.6 billion, 17-year contract to AECOM [ACM] URS Federal Services for remotely piloted aircraft services, the Pentagon announced April 6. URS, of Germantown, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Months Away From Standing Up New Space Officer Position
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force is months away from standing up its new three-star deputy chief of staff for space (A-11) position, according to the service’s top space officer. Air […]
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Air ForceAFSPC Chief Comfortable With Flying Military Payloads On Used Rockets
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force’s top space officer is comfortable with the idea of flying military payloads on used rockets, granted they fulfill the normal military caveats for national security […]
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Air ForceAir Mobility Chief Says KC-46 Will Deliver In Sufficient Numbers To Supplant Legacy Tankers
Air Mobility Command (AMC) is set to take delivery of 15 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers a year once production begins and that rate should be sustainable while older tanker platforms […]
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Air Force Standing Up Three-Star Deputy Chief Of Staff For Space
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.–The Air Force is standing up a new three-star deputy chief of staff for space position, according to the service’s top space officer. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) […]
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Air ForceWilson’s SASC Confirmation Hearing Light On Republican Ethics Inquiries
Most Republicans at Heather Wilson’s confirmation hearing to become the next Air Force secretary seemed largely uninterested in probing her alleged ethics missteps, instead saluting her experience and supporting her […]
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Air ForceBunch Warns Continuing Resolution Puts OCX At Further Risk
The Air Force would be forced to tell Raytheon [RTN] to stop work on OCX if Congress extends its continuing resolution (CR) through the rest of fiscal year 2017, according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Enters AoA For Penetrating Counterair Aircraft
The Air Force has entered an analysis of alternatives (AoA) phase for an endeavor a key officer called Penetrating Counterair Aircraft (PCA), or what might be the service’s sixth generation […]
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Air ForceAir Force Could Be Most Challenged Service In Push To Decentralized Systems
The Air Force could be the most challenged of the United States military services in the Pentagon’s push toward decentralized weapon systems because the air service has benefited from having […]