Air Force
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Air Force
F-22 Vote Temporarily Set Aside As Obama Keeps Two Jet Issues On Veto List
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate set aside a contentious vote on buying F-22 jets because of a battle over unrelated legislation yesterday, while the White House again dubbed funds in […]
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Air Force
Senate F-22 Vote Delayed Until Today At Earliest, Lobbying Rages On Both Sides
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to cast a delayed vote as soon as today on striking F-22 fighter jet funding from the Pentagon policy bill, and both sides […]
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Air Force
Obama Pledges F-22 Veto As Senate Gears Up For Aircraft Fights
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to vote by mid-day today on an proposal to strike from the defense authorization bill funds for buying seven F-22 fighter jets the […]
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Air Force
U.S. Solid Rocket Motor Industry Capable But Needs Investment: Report
By Calvin Biesecker Suppliers and contractors in the United States are capable of meeting the nation’s needs for solid rocket motors (SRM) but challenges remain, including the need for increased […]
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Air Force
Defense Auth May Hit Senate This Week; Levin Predicts No Veto
By Emelie Rutherford Senate debate on whether to keep funding in the Pentagon policy bill for aircraft efforts opposed by the Obama administration could start as soon as this week. […]
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Air Force
AeroVironment Marks Technical First: Flapping Wings Hold Hover Flight
AeroVironment (AV) [AVAV] yesterday said it has accomplished a technical milestone never before achieved: the controlled hovering flight of an air vehicle system with two flapping wings that carries its […]
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Air Force
Brogan: Oskhosh Likely To Build All 5,244 M-ATVs Without Help
By Emelie Rutherford An official overseeing the purchase of new all-terrain mine-resistant trucks said yesterday he is "pretty confident" Oshkosh Corp. [OSK] will build all 5,244 planned vehicles over the […]
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Air Force
House, SASC Support F-22, F-35 Engine Buys Dubbed Veto Bait
By Emelie Rutherford The House and a Senate panel defied the White House yesterday and authorized adding money to the Pentagon’s policy bill for F-22 fighter jets and a second […]
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Air Force
Abercrombie, Gates Clash On More F-22s, Tanker Split Buy
By Emelie Rutherford Congress will likely approve more F-22s than the Pentagon requested and also should intervene in the Air Force tanker contract’s structure, the head of a congressional defense panel […]
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Air Force
Senate Sends War Supplemental To White House
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate in a 91-5 vote last night granted final approval to a $106 billion supplemental war-funding bill that adds funding for cargo planes and armored vehicles […]