Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Achieves KC-135 Energy Savings In More Ways Than One
When the Air Force upgraded the engines for its KC-135 aerial refueling tanker, it was able to achieve energy savings in a way it didn’t originally envision. Robert Guerrero, the […]
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Air ForcePrice Drove Air Force’s Selection Of Raytheon For 3DELRR, Service Says
The Air Force’s source selection for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program “heavily rewarded” cost with acceptable technical risk, according to service officials. “(Raytheon) was technically-acceptable with the lowest […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Raytheon 3DELRR Contract
The Air Force on Monday awarded Raytheon [RTN] the widely-anticipated contract for its future air defense radar known as Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR). Raytheon prevailed over Northrop Grumman [NOC] […]
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Air ForceAerojet Rocketdyne Says AR1 Would Be Ready In 2019 For New Air Force Rocket Engine
Aerojet Rocketdyne on Tuesday said its planned proposal for the Air Force’s next-generation rocket program that will provide an alternative to a Russian rocket will be flight qualified in 2019. […]
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Air ForceBoeing Marks 10,000 Laser JDAMS
Boeing [BA] has delivered 10,000 laser guidance kits for the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs), a capability that was added to the bombs to enhance their ability to strike mobile […]
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Air ForceIntegrated Avionics Drives Air Force To Use F-22 In Combat For First Time
The F-22’s integrated avionics that fuse information from on- and off-board sensors led the Air Force to use the fifth-generation fighter jet for the first time recently in combat, according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Withholds $26 Million From Lockheed Martin Over GPS III Delays
The Air Force has withheld nearly $26 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] since May 2011 over delays of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite due to issues with […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Rolls Out First Super Tucano For Air Force’s Light Air Support
Embraer [ERJ] on Thursday rolled out its first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program. Embraer and LAS prime contractor Sierra Nevada […]
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Air ForceDoD Plans F-35 Aircraft Carrier Tests In November
The Defense Department plans to bring two aircraft carrier variants of the F-35 to a carrier in November for a series of tests, according to the head of the F-35 […]
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Air ForceSchafer Corp. Moves Toward Applying Technology For Fielded Systems
Schafer Corp., a recognized leader in directed energy going back to 1972, is making a strategic move to take technology out of the lab and apply it to developing systems […]