Air Force
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Air ForceBoeing To Provide PBL For Air Force F-15 AESA Radars
Boeing [BA] Wednesday said it received an $85 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to continue support of Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. […]
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Air Force Awards Raytheon $82 Million Contract For MALD Jammers
The Air Force said Aug. 22 it awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $81.8 million firm-fixed price contract for Miniature Air Launched Decoy radar jammer variant (MALD-J). Raytheon spokesman John Patterson said […]
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Northrop Grumman’s BACN Completes 3,000th E-11A Mission Overseas
Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) completed its 3,000th mission July 14 aboard an E-11A Bombardier Global Express BD-700 military modified corporate aircraft in support of overseas operations, […]
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V-22 PBL Contract Poised To Enter Phase 2
MILLVILLE, N.J.— The V-22 Osprey Joint Performance Based Logistics (JPBL) program, which is led by the Boeing [BA]-Bell Helicopter [TXT] team developing the aircraft, is preparing to enter Phase II […]
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Aerojet Completes Hot-Fire Test of LEO-7 Second Stage Rocket Motor
GenCorp [GY] subsidiary Aerojet successfully completed a hot-fire test of its Low Earth Orbit-7 (LEO) second stage rocket motor Aug. 14 at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards AFB, […]
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Air Force Anticipates B-2 EHF Increment 1 Final LRIP Approval In September
The Air Force anticipates green-lighting in September final low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the first of three increments of a new computer upgrade system for the B-2 stealth bomber, according […]
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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Awarded 3DELRR Pre-EMD Contracts
The Air Force said Monday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT], Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] approximately $35 million firm fixed price contracts for the Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (Pre-EMD) […]
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Air Force Declares IOC For SBSS Block 10 Satellite
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 satellite Friday, it said in statement. IOC means the SBSS system has […]
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Air Force Seeks Repair Sources For F-16 Head Up Display
The Air Force seeks repair sources for the Head Up Display (HUD) and related components on F-16 Blocks 30/32, 40/42 and 50/52 according to a June 27 request for information […]
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Unmanned Hypersonic X-51A Flight Fails
A fault with one of the X-51A’s cruiser control fins caused it to fail during flight Tuesday, according to the Air Force. The Air Force’s experimental unmanned hypersonic X-51A WaveRider […]