Air Force
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Air ForceHAC To Weigh Aircraft, Vehicle Funding Changes
A House panel wants to boost the Pentagon’s proposed funding for a future bomber and existing Humvees and tanks, while calling for scrutiny of the Pentagon’s efficiencies initiative, Navy shipbuilding, […]
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Air Force
Boeing Awarded One-Year Option to Upgrade E-4B Cockpits
Boeing [BA] last week said it has been awarded a one-year option of the Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) E-4B prime system integrator upgrade contract from the Air Force. […]
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DoD Pick Panetta Before SASC As Questions Swirl On Weapons Views
Defense watchers will seek insight during Leon Panetta’s confirmation hearing today into how he would treat weapon systems and industry as defense secretary, though the Washington insider offers few details […]
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GMD Contract Award Delayed To End of Year
The Pentagon has delayed by half a year the award of a long-term maintenance contract for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system in locations including Alaska and California. The Missile […]
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Air Force
DoD Testers Find Global Hawk Operational Flaws
Pentagon testers found a new version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle cannot effectively conduct the type of persistent spying for which it was designed. The Block 30 […]
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Air Force
DoD Questions 30-Year Ship, Aircraft Plans
Pentagon officials questioned yesterday if they should be crafting 30-year shipbuilding and aviation plans for Congress, saying projections for shorter time periods may be more appropriate. A House Armed Services […]
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Air Force
HAC-D Wants To End 2nd Engine, Cut Weapons Accounts
House defense appropriators want to kill the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine and trim the Pentagon’s requested levels of procurement and research funding in the budget bill they plan […]
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Air Force
Military Services Grapple With Delayed Joint Strike Fighter Dates
Military officials told senators last week their services’ delayed initial operational capability (IOC) dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be reset according to the aircrafts’ performance. The IOC […]
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Air Force
GOP-Led House Passes Defense Bill That Challenges Obama
The defense policy bill the House passed yesterday pushes back on President Barack Obama’s plans to require contractors to disclose political contributions and end development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter […]
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Air Force
Gates: Budget Cuts Shouldn’t Include More Big Weapon Systems
Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that while difficult cuts are inevitable in the defense budget, unneeded weapon systems already have been eliminated and major ones being developed are […]