Air Force
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Air ForceLong-Term Durability Of F-35 Engine Unknown After Blade Crack, Bogdan Says
Though the Defense Department identified the cause of an engine blade crack on an F-35A that lead to a fleet-wide grounding, the long-term durability of the F135 engine is unknown, […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Receives Testing Contract For Anti-Ship Missle
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $71-million contract modification to conduct flight tests this year of a long range anti-ship missile, the company said […]
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Air ForceAirbus Millitary, Thales Building UK A400M Training Facilities
The U.K. Ministry of Defense is investing approximately $340.9 million in state-of-the-art training facilities for A400M Atlas aircraft Royal Air Force pilots and crew. The 18-year contract with A400M Training […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Cut Flying Hours Up To 18 Percent Due To Sequestration
The Air Force will reduce flying hours by as much as 18 percent as sequestration-related budget cuts start sinking in after their March 1 implementation, according to a service spokeswoman. […]
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Air ForceDoD Lifts F-35 Grounding
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet has been cleared to resume operations after being grounded last week due to a crack in an engine turbine blade, the F-35 Joint Program […]
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Air ForceNominee For Deputy Acquisition Chief Gets Earful On F-35
The nominee for the Pentagon position of deputy acquisition chief heard plenty of complaints about the struggling F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program during his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday. Senators John […]
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Air ForcePortions Of Industrial Base Could Take Decade To Recover From FY ’13 Budget Cuts, DoD Official Warns
The impact of existing and looming budget cuts facing the Defense Department from an ongoing budget resolution and sequestration in FY ’13 alone would have a severe impact on some […]
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Air ForceFanning Says He’s Skeptical Of DoD Business IT Systems
The Air Force’s nominee to become its number two civilian said he’d cast a critical eye on troubled Defense Department information technology systems. “I approach all business IT systems with […]
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Air ForceReprogramming Request Could Save Air Force’s Alcohol-To-Jet Alt Fuel Testing
The Defense Department is working on a reprogramming request that, if approved by Congress, could provide funding to keep the Air Force’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) alternative fuel certification effort alive, according […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Expects CDR For New JASSM Electronic Fuse By End Of 2013
Lockheed Martin [LMT] expects to perform a critical design review (CDR) this year for the new FMU-162/B Electronic Safe and Arm Fuse (ESAF) on its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), […]