Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force, ULA Launch WGS-8
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched the eighth Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-8) satellite, according to a service statement. Launch took place at 6:53 p.m. […]
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Air ForceTrump Officially Taps Mattis For SECDEF, Promises Best New Equipment For Troops
Aside from officially announcing retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his pick for secretary of defense, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday described with soaring superlatives how he plans to rebuild […]
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Air ForceIridium Announces First New Satellite Launch Date
Iridium Communications Inc. [IRDM] announced the date for the first launch of its next global satellite constellation, Iridium NEXT, as Dec. 16, 2016, pending Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval, the […]
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Air ForceTrump Calls For Air Force To Cancel Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization
President-elect Donald Trump Tuesday morning called for the Air Force to cancel the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) program, citing without evidence that costs are “out of control.” Boeing [BA] is […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Approves Latest SBIRS Ground System Upgrade
The U.S. Air Force signed off on Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] the newly upgraded Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Block 10 ground system the company said Tuesday. The company characterized the […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Completes Upgrade To Modernize GPS Ground Control System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a major upgrade to modernize the Air Force’s Global Position System (GPS) ground control system, the Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Upgrade #2 (CUP2) project, the company said […]
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Air ForceJapanese Jet Becomes First Foreign Military Sales F-35 At International Training Base
The first foreign military sales F-35 arrived at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the international portion of the fifth-generation fighter program. Japan took […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awaiting AT&L Approval Of Wideband SATCOM AoA Guidance
The Air Force is waiting for Pentagon acquisition overseers to sign off on its wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA), giving one satellite operator executive hope the Air […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Lockheed Rack Up More Orders For P-8, F-35
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] both gobbled up military aircraft sales during Thanksgiving week, with Norway announcing plans to buy five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance planes and Lockheed […]
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Air ForceL-3 Sues Air Force Over Australian C-27J Training Support Contract
L-3 Communications [LLL] is suing the Air Force over a unilateral price determination made in a contract for support of Australian C-27s that the company argues cost it roughly $3.6 […]