Air Force
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers GPS III Antenna Assemblies For Integration
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has completed, and is preparing to install, the navigation, communication and hosted payload antenna assemblies for the first satellite of the next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) […]
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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $173 Million Litening Sustainment Contract
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $173 million performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to provide support and sustainment services for the Litening advanced targeting system, according to a […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Space Fence Award Could Be Further Delayed, Shelton Says
The Air Force’s contract award for its multi-billion dollar next-generation space surveillance radar known as Space Fence could be further delayed as the Pentagon determines whether it can afford it […]
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Key Air Force Study Endorses Continuance Of Advanced Propulsion Initiatives
A key Air Force study suggests the service continue development of a pair of advanced propulsion initiatives. The Air Force, in its June 21 study titled Global Horizons on the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Announces Resumption Of Flight Training
The Air Force said Monday flight training would temporarily resume for numerous units after a three-month halt due to budget reductions from sequestration. The return to flight was made possible […]
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JECC Releases Five Year Strategy On Future Operating Environment
The Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) has released a five-year strategy, “Force for Today. Force for the Future,” 2013-2017, which outlines the command’s vision and objectives for the coming years. […]
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Lockheed Martin Completes Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Captive Carry Tests
Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently completed a two-part series of Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) captive carry flight tests, advancing the research program toward its first missile release and free flight […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s GPS III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed Validates Test Facilities
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Global Positioning System (GPS) III Non-Flight Satellite Testbed (GNST) successfully completed a series of high-fidelity pathfinding events that validate the process and the facility GPS III satellites […]
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Air ForceAir Force S&T Disproportionally Hurt By Sequestration, Chief Scientist Says
The Air Force’s science and technology (S&T) efforts have been disproportionally impacted by sequestration budget cuts because the service’s researchers are disproportionally civilian, the Air Force’s new chief scientist said […]
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Air ForceAir Force Ending Alternative Fuel Certification Efforts Within Weeks
The Air Force will officially end its alternative fuel certification efforts in two to three weeks when the service’s biofuels czar is reassigned to another program. Air Force Alternative Fuels […]