Air Force
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Air ForceEngine Blade Crack Prompts Grounding Of F-35 Fleet
The Pentagon has suspended flights for its entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters following the discovery of a crack on an engine blade during a routine inspection. The Pentagon’s […]
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Northrop Grumman Receives $160 Million Air Force LAIRCM Contract
The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $160 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to buy hardware and support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system. Northrop […]
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Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $6.9 Billion Contract For F-22 Modernization
The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $6.9 billion contract for F-22 modernization. Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick said Wednesday the contract includes efforts associated with […]
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Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $405 Million In GPS III, SBIRS Contracts
The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $405 million in space systems contracts, kick-starting work on additional Global Positioning System (GPS) III and Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) satellites. […]
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Boeing To Complete GPS IIF Production By End Of 2013
Boeing [BA] will wrap up production of its three remaining Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites by the end of 2013, according to a company spokeswoman. Boeing is under an […]
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Northrop Grumman To Demonstrate 3DELRR Prototype This Summer
Northrop Grumman [NOC] will perform a system demonstration of a Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) prototype in July, according to a company executive. Northrop Grumman Ground-Based Radar Programs Director Mike […]
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Lockheed Martin’s JASSM Completes Lot 6 Reliability Assessment Program Testing
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed Reliability Assessment Program (RAP) Lot 6 testing with two final flights, according to a company statement. In the first test, […]
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Northrop Grumman Integrating Upgraded MOP On B-2
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is integrating an upgraded version of Boeing’s [BA] bunker-busting Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) onto the B-2 stealth bomber, according to a Northrop Grumman executive. “It’s being integrated […]
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DoD IG Disagrees With Air Force’s AIB Report Conclusion On 2010 F-22 Crash
The Defense Department inspector general (DoD IG) criticized the Air Force’s Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report into the cause of the 2010 F-22 crash in Alaska, claiming the AIB Statement […]
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CR, Sequestration Could Cause Air Force To Buy Two Fewer F-35As In Next Lot, Morin Says
The Air Force could be forced to buy two fewer F-35As in the next lot of purchases if a full-year continuing resolution (CR) and sequestration go into effect, according to […]