Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force ‘Days Away’ From Releasing Final RFP For New Bomber
The Air Force is “days away” from releasing the final request for proposals (RFP) for its multi-billion dollar next-generation bomber program, according to a top official. But Air Force Assistant […]
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Air ForceAir Force Uncommitted To Next-Generation Rocket Engine Program
The Air Force is undecided about not only pursuing a next-generation liquid engine program but also the type of engine that could be developed, a top service official said Friday. […]
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Air ForceSoftware Holding Up F-35A System Design And Development
Information sharing issues involving software is delaying system design and development (SDD) progress on the Air Force’s F-35A, a top Defense Department official said Thursday. “We’re doing reasonably well at […]
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Air ForceMusk Likes Methane Engine For Next-Generation Rocket Engine Program
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk prefers a methane engine if the Defense Department decides to pursue a next-generation liquid rocket engine program. Musk said […]
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Air Force
House Appropriators Allocate $220 Million For Next-Gen Liquid Engine
The fiscal year 2015 defense spending bill passed Tuesday by the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) includes $220 million for a next-generation liquid rocket engine. Momentum has been building on Capitol […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lacks Ways To Measure Value Of Additional ISR Patrols, General Says
The Air Force is suffering a disconnect in full motion video (FMV) intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) requirements because it doesn’t have a good way to the determine the value […]
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Air Force
SASC-Approved Bill Gets DoD Out of Russian Rocket Engine Business
The Senate Armed Services Committee- (SASC) approved fiscal year 2015 authorization bill text bars the defense secretary from entering into a new contract, or renewing a current contract, for space […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Absorbs Financial Hit Due To Cape Infrastructure Anomaly, Shotwell Says
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) absorbed a financial hit due to a recent launch delay at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., a key executive said Wednesday. Issues with a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Northrop Grumman Potential $10 Billion Contract For B-2 Modernization
The Air Force Tuesday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract worth potentially $9.9 billion for B-2 modernization and sustainment. The contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract and base period work […]
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Air ForceSeven Firms Selected To Support Joint Force Development
Seven companies–General Dynamics Information Technology [GD], Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman [NOC], Capstone Corp., SAIC [SAI], Lockheed Martin [LMT] MacAulay-Brown Inc.–all are awarded a five-year, potential $876 million, cost-plus fixed-fee, […]