Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Weighing Replacing F-15C/Ds With F-16s For Air Superiority Missions
The Air Force is weighing replacing the F-15C/Ds it currently uses for the air superiority mission with F-16s, according to a key officer. Air Force Director of Current Operations and […]
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Air ForceHoneywell Leads Largest Ever Air Force Performance Contract To Modernize Tinker AFB Infrastructure
The U.S. Air Force awarded Honeywell [HON] a $243 million facility modernization project at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Okla., that is expected to save $20.5 million yearly, […]
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Air ForceKC-46 Tanker Could See Further Delays, GAO Says
There is risk to the current delivery schedule for the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker program due to potential delays in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and key test events, the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Engineering Team Adding Capacity To Towed Airborne Plume Simulator
A team of engineers at the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) are helping to develop and test the Towed Airborne Plume Simulator (TAPS) with current efforts focused on adding capability. […]
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Air ForceDoD SATCOM Pilot Program Phase 1 Awards Due In Weeks
The Pentagon is set to award at least one contract, maybe more, for its satellite communications (SATCOM) Pilot Program Phase 1 within weeks, according to a service spokeswoman. Air Force […]
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ArmyYearlong Stopgap Funding Would Be ‘Punch,’ ‘Roundhouse To The Face’ For Military Services
Under a continuing resolution (CR) that lasts the entire fiscal year, the military services will be forced to make cuts to already deficient readiness accounts, ground aircraft and halt new-start […]
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Air ForceThornberry Walks Back ULA Vulcan Intervention Suggestion
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) will not intervene in United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) downselect of a first stage booster for its next-generation rocket, despite declaring in […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Weeks Away From Delivering Latest Version Of F-35 ALIS
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is weeks away from delivering the latest version of its F-35 aircraft maintenance software, according to a key executive. Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President and General Manager […]
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Air Force Plugfest Effort Focusing On Electronic Flight Bags
The Air Force has opened another Plugfest initiative focused on cyber resiliency for electronic flight bags, according to a key official. Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Military […]
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PentagonAir Force, ULA Launch WGS-9
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Saturday successfully launched the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-9) satellite, according to an Air Force statement. Launch took place […]