Air Force
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Air ForceAcumentrics Prepares New Rugged-Lite Uninterruptable Power Supply
Growing military power needs for advanced electronics require rugged, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems that can operate in harsh environments and Acumentrics is finding ways to keep critical systems on […]
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Four Companies Drop Out Of USAF’s Combat Rescue Helo Competition
Four companies have decided not to bid for the Air Force’s program to replace its HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. European Aeronautic and Space Co., Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] […]
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Air Force Successfully Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
The Air Force yesterday successfully launched its secretive unmanned space vehicle prototype, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., according to service spokesman Capt. […]
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SpaceX Can Beat Rival ULA On Marginal EELV Launch Cost, Shotwell Says
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) President Gwynne Shotwell yesterday issued a challenge to rival United Launch Alliance. “I bet I beat ULA on marginal cost,” Shotwell said in response to a […]
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Air Force’s X-37B Scheduled To Launch Today
The Air Force’s reusable unmanned space vehicle prototype, the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is scheduled for a third launch today from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., service spokesman […]
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Senators Want Answers On Air Force’s $1 Billion ECSS Cancellation
The heads of the Senate Armed Services Committee want an Air Force explanation behind its decision to cancel the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS), for which they say the service […]
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Air Force ‘Justified’ In Canceling SNC Contract, Resoliciting Light Air Support Bids, Court Rules
The Air Force’s decision to cancel its $355 million Light Air Support (LAS) contract with Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and resolicit proposals from SNC and competitor Hawker Beechcraft Defense Corp. […]
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DoD Approves Air Force EELV Quantity Buy From ULA Across The POM
The Defense Department’s top acquisition official Nov. 27 approved the Air Force request to buy as many as 36 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) cores from the United Launch Alliance […]
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Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach Terms On F-35 Contract
The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have reached an agreement “in principle” for the manufacturing of the fifth batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in low-rate initial production, the Department […]
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Air Force Trying To Get Six Cyber Capabilities Designated As Weapon Systems
The Air Force has proposed designating six cyberspace capabilities as weapon systems, according to a service spokesman. Air Force Cyberspace Defense (ACD), Cyberspace Defense Analysis (CDA), Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter, Cyberspace […]