Air Force
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Air ForceSoutheastern States Form Aerospace Alliance, Target Tanker Program
Government officials from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday said they have created a multi-state alliance aimed at promoting the Gulf Coast region as a "world class aerospace, space and […]
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Senate Sends Defense Policy Bill To Obama Amid Engine Veto Questions
By Emelie Rutherford Senior lawmakers predicted President Obama will not veto the final Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed yesterday because it authorizes an aircraft engine program the Pentagon opposes. […]
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Pentagon: Non-Excess Reserve Equipment Won’t Stay In Iraq
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon has opted against transferring non-excess National Guard and reserve equipment to Iraqi forces, appeasing lawmakers concerned about U.S. military response to domestic emergencies. "I am […]
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JSTARS And New Starts Lose, Bunker-Busting Bomb Wins In DoD Money Shift
By Emelie Rutherford Congress nixed the Pentagon’s attempt to rejigger millions of dollars in its coffers for re-engining a troubled intelligence-gathering aircraft and launching several new weapons programs. The four […]
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Pentagon, OMB Stand By VH-71 Veto Threat, F-35 Alternate Engine Concerns
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon and White House reminded lawmakers this week if the final fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill continues the canceled VH-71 presidential helicopter program President Obama […]
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CCJO Validated As Guide To Future Joint Force Ops, Results Classified
By Ann Roosevelt The future joint operational concepts expressed in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) were validated in a U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM)-led seminar wargame, but the […]
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Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Hits Moving Target In Test
Boeing [BA] and the Air Force anno8unced yesterday that on Sept. 19 their Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft damaged a moving ground vehicle, completing ATL’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement […]
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Egypt Requests Potential $3.2 Billion F-16C/D Block 50/52 Aircraft
Egypt has requested the possible Foreign Military Sale of 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, parts, weapons and equipment with a potential value of $3.2 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]
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Murtha Meets With Japan, Air Force On F-22 Foreign Sales
By Emelie Rutherford The House’s lead defense appropriator said he met with Japanese and Air Force officials this week to help the foreign nation figure out if it would buy Lockheed […]
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F-22 Out, F-35 Engine In Compromise DoD Authorization Bill
By Emelie Rutherford Defense authorizers unveiled yesterday a final Pentagon policy bill that kills a previous House attempt to continue production of the F-22 jet fighter the Obama administration opposes […]