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Air ForceL-3 Communications Sweeps Nearly $2 Billion To Continue Logistics Work At Fort Rucker
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Schwartz: It’s ‘Conceivable’ There Could Be More Air Force UAV Pilots Than Manned Pilots
It is “conceivable” the Air Force could eventually have more unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or remotely piloted aircraft, pilots than manned aircraft pilots, the service’s outgoing chief of staff said […]
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Raytheon To Work On New Version of AFATDS
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it received an $81 million Army contract to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). The contract extends […]
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Schwartz: Air Force ‘Confident’ F-22 Safe To Fly, Service Sending Squadron To Japan
The departing Air Force chief of staff said Tuesday the service is confident it has managed, but not eliminated, the risk associated with flying the F-22 and is deploying a […]
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Air Force Extends Northrop Grumman’s Work On Air Communications Node
The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] two contract modifications to continue operating and maintaining an airborne communications and information system for situational awareness and command and control, the […]
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Air Force Chief Nominee Would Pressure Lockheed, Acquisition Community Daily Regarding F-35
President Obama’s Air Force chief of staff nominee would pressure F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the service acquisition community daily over the aircraft’s cost containment issues if confirmed, he […]
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House Passes Defense Budget Dems Say Is Too Big
The Republican-led House passed the defense budget bill last night, via a 326-90 vote, after rejecting Democrats’ attempt to strip nearly $8 billion from the spending plan to make it adhere to […]
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Rebalancing Toward The Asia-Pacific Requires The ‘Three Mores,’ Dempsey Says
Mutual security cooperation and building partner capacity and capability are part of the U.S. military strategy as it refocuses toward the Asia Pacific region from 11 years of effort in […]
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U.S. Forest Service Reduces Request For MAFFS-Equipped C-130s To Four
The U.S. Forest Service said yesterday it reduced the number of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) –equipped C-130s requested for firefighting in the Rocky Mountain region from six to […]
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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $108 Million For ICBM Cryptography Upgrades
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $108 million contract to develop and implement cryptography upgrades as part of the ICBM Cryptography Upgrade II engineering and development program. […]