Air Force
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Air ForceHouse Sends Final Defense Approps, Authorization Bills To Senate
By Emelie Rutherford The House passed yesterday the final compromise versions of fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations and authorization legislation–which call for continuing DDG-1000 destroyer production while potentially reviving the […]
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Air Force
CNO Establishes Navy Nuclear Weapon Senior Leaders Council
By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has signed out a memo establishing a new Navy Nuclear Weapon Senior Leaders Council to strengthen the ties among the […]
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Air Force
Gates: Pentagon Weighed Changing Tanker Competition Shortly Before Axing It
By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said before halting the heated Air Force tanker competition two weeks ago Pentagon officials considered, but decided against, altering the selection process to […]
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Air Force
Lightly Amended Senate Defense Authorization Bill Heads To Conference
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate’s Wednesday night passage of a sparsely amended defense authorization bill kicked into high gear House-Senate negotiations over differences between each chamber’s version of the legislation […]
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Hanscom’s Electronic Systems Center To Develop OA Concept Beyond Air Force
By Geoff Fein Following the release last year of a directive for implementation of open technology development and acquisition, the Air Force is beginning to apply it to all phases […]
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Air Force
Air Force, Navy Sign MoA To Streamline Global Hawk Acquisition Process
Navy and Air Force Global Hawk-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) program officials have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to streamline their joint acquisition processes, according to the Navy. The […]
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Air Force
Global Hawk Provides Imagery In Ike’s Aftermath, Potential Future For Hurricane Tracking
By Geoff Fein In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Navy flew one of its two Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) platforms to take pictures of damaged areas and […]
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Air Force
Senate, House Defense Appropriations Panels Clash On Troubled Aircraft Efforts
By Emelie Rutherford Senate defense appropriators have staked out different stances than their House counterparts on troubled aircraft efforts, including calling for greater funding reductions to the presidential helicopter and […]
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Air Force
Air Force Wants Expedited Recertification of AEHF Satellite System
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite […]
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Air Force
Senate Defense Appropriators Want More Shipbuilding Funds, Third DDG-1000
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) included funds yesterday in its marked-up bill for a third DDG-1000 destroyer for the Navy in fiscal year 2009, ensuring the […]