Air Force
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Air ForceMH-139A Attains IOC, USAF Says, As House Looks for MH-139/HH-60W Comparison for Military District of Washington
The U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter by Boeing [BA] attained initial operational capability (IOC) on Aug. 10 in the planned replacement of the service’s UH-1Ns by Bell [TXT] […]
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PentagonGE Aerospace Plans to Flight Test HyCAT Hypersonic Test Bed in 2028
LYNN, Mass.—GE Aerospace [GE] said on Monday that the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded the company a prime contract for an all-up-round (AUR) hypersonic test bed under the […]
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Air ForceInterview with Rolls-Royce’s F130 Program Director, Gregg Pyers on the B-52’s New Engine
Gregg Pyers, Rolls-Royce’s F130 program director, discusses the company’s development of the new engine for the B-52 under the Air Force’s Commercial Engine Replacement Program. Pyers provides updates on ongoing […]
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Air ForceRolls-Royce Plans To Deliver 20 F130 Flight Test Engines For B-52 CERP Starting Next Spring
INDIANAPOLIS—Rolls-Royce plans to deliver 20 F130 flight test engines to the Air Force starting next spring for the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) for the service’s B-52 bomber, as the […]
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SpaceSmaller Space Companies Want To See Programs Of Record For Their Investments
Smaller space companies want to see how the “commercial first” mantra of Pentagon acquisition reform translates into programs of record. The Space Force contends that its nine, new program acquisition […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Awarded $603 Million For New Radar For B-52
The Air Force on Tuesday said it awarded RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon an up to $603 million contract through August 2031 for a new radar, the APQ-188, for the service’s 75 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System
The Air Force is looking to issue a draft request for proposals in September and a final one in January on a Next Generation Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Says Company Completed Altitude Testing of EPACS
RTX‘s [RTX] Collins Aerospace said on Monday that its Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS)–the company’s proposed replacement for the F-35 fighter’s current Power and Thermal Management System (PTMS)–has undergone […]
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Air ForceUSAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1
The U.S. Air Force continues to develop its acquisition strategy for Increment 2 of the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which centers on fielding air-to-air drones to give the […]
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Air ForceQatar Could Become Fourth Country With KC-46As, As State Department Okays $4.5 Billion Sale
The State Department has approved a proposed $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and associated equipment to Qatar, which could become the fourth nation after the […]