Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Launches GSSAP Satellites After Days Of Delays
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) Monday successfully lifted a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites after days of delays due to weather […]
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Air ForceAir Force Studying How To Define Sixth Generation Aircraft, General Says
The Air Force is performing studies to figure out what defines a sixth-generation aircraft that will follow the big-ticket, fifth-generation F-35, according to a senior official. Air Combat Command (ACC) […]
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Air ForceGPS IIF-7 Launch To Be Last With C-Band Flight Tracking Radar
Friday’s expected launch of the Air Force’s seventh Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-7) satellite will be its last using C-band tracking radar to track the Atlas V launch […]
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Air ForceShelton Says It’s Time To Move Beyond RD-180
The outgoing head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) said last week he’d move ahead with a new rocket engine program if he was provided the funding. Air Force Gen. […]
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Air ForceBoeing Takes Hefty Charge On KC-46 Tanker But Net Income Soars With Tax Items
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday said that its net income in the second quarter climbed more than 50 percent with the help of some favorable tax resolutions, although the company disclosed […]
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Air ForceAir Force, ULA Set For GSSAP Launch; 30 Percent Chance Of Favorable Weather
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Wednesday’s launch of two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites. The launch will take place on […]
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Air ForceShelton Anticipates Greater COMSATCOM Capacity Over Asia In 5-To-10 Years
The Air Force anticipates greater commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) capacity in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five-to-10 years for the service to leverage, according to the head of its […]
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Air ForceAF Reserve Chief: Sequester, Keeping A-10s Would Derail Total Force Rebalance, Lower Readiness
The chief of the Air Force Reserve said Monday that both sequestration and being forced to keep unwanted platforms such as the A-10 would result in lower manpower and readiness […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Criticize Air Force Handling Of DMSP, Provides For Extra EELV Launch
Senate appropriators criticized the Air Force’s handling of its Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), directing it to reassess its plan for the final space vehicle while recommending that $57 million […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues First Competitive EELV Mission In 10 Years
The Air Force Tuesday issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) mission, its first competitive procurement of a space launch mission in 10 years. […]