Air Force
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Air ForceNavy, Marines Tell Congress They Have No Unfunded Needs
The Navy and Marine Corps are breaking from tradition and told a House panel they have no outstanding equipment needs not funded in the Pentagon’s official budget request. The military […]
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Air ForceDonley: Revised RFP for Light Air Support Will Be Available In ‘A Few Months’
The Air Force is in the process of developing a revised request for proposals for the Light Air Support (LAS) program, which will be available in “a few months,” according […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman’s B-2 Computer Upgrade System Ready To Enter LRIP
A new computer upgrade system of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] B-2 stealth bomber is ready to enter low-rate initial production (LRIP) and the company expects authority to proceed from the Pentagon […]
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Air ForceDoD ‘Pleased’ With ‘Stability’ Among F-35 Contractor Supply Teams
The Pentagon is “pleased” with the “emerging appearance of stability” among the F-35’s supplier teams, according to a spokesman. Defense Department spokesman George Little told reporters during a briefing Tuesday […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Will Maintain Early Warning System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will continue to maintain a U.S. Space and Missile Command system that distributes early warning missile data to American and allied commanders, the company said yesterday. The […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Raytheon $497 Million Contract For 50 AMRAAMs, Other Missiles, Support
The Air Force awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $497.1 million firm-fixed-price contract Friday to procure 50 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). According to Air Force spokesman Capt. Matthew Stines, delivery of […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Awarded Contract To Supply Boeing Engines For KC-46 Tanker
Boeing [BA] awarded Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], a contract to supply engines for Boeing’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker, according to a Pratt & Whitney […]
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Air ForceAir Force Doesn’t Know Root Cause Of F-22 Oxygen System Problem
The Air Force is “convinced” there is a root cause to a possible oxygen system malfunction that caused the service to ground its F-22 Raptor fleet last summer, but it […]
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Air ForceF-35 Costs Rose Last Year
The cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rose to $395.7 billion last year as the most expensive program in the Pentagon’s history continues to struggle with cost overruns and […]
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Air ForceBoeing Inks Deal For 8th C-17 Globemaster III For U.K.
Boeing [BA] signed an agreement with the United Kingdom for one C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, the company said yesterday. The C-17, due later this year, will be the eighth […]