Air Force
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Air ForceF-35 Program Aims for Initial Inventory by Next December
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) said that it wants to have an initial inventory by next December on the way to a clean audit in 2028. Lockheed Martin [LMT] […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Plans New Contract for Geolocation Global Support Services
The U.S. Space Force plans to award a Geolocation Global Support Services (GGSS) contract to aid the service in geolocating Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). In 2012, U.S. Strategic Command awarded Kratos […]
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Air ForceMusk Pitches “Government Efficiency Commission” in Discussion with Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, pitched former president and current GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump on a Government Efficiency Commission to help reduce DoD contract prices and federal […]
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SpaceArctic Communications Satellites Launch from Vandenberg
The Space Norway Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) launched Aug. 11 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Draft CASR Framework Calls for Pilot To Begin Next Month
Next month, the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) has planned to begin a pilot program for the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve (CASR)–“to execute initial CASR pilot contract clauses […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Boeing More Than $2.5 Billion for E-7A Wedgetail
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 9 said that it has awarded Boeing [BA] a more than $2.5 billion rapid prototyping contract for the E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft. […]
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Air ForceIf Industry Reaches Price Point for Unmanned Autonomous Fighter, ‘I’ll Be Asking for It,’ LaPlante Says
While the U.S. Air Force has not disclosed what its leaders are discussing on the future or lack thereof of the manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, DoD acquisition […]
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SpaceCalvelli Wants to Remedy ‘Lack of Engagement’ With Subcontractors on Space Programs
The U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm is to gain a ground-level view of programs from subcontractors and suppliers, Frank Calvelli, assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and […]
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Air ForceCSIS Study Backs Steeper CCA Ramp Than USAF Plans
A new Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) analysis argues that the U.S. Air Force must focus on fielding autonomous or semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in greater numbers […]
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Air ForceUSAF Seeking Communications/Weapons Upgrades for B-1B
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force has said that it plans to retire its fleet of 44 Boeing [BA] B-1B Lancer bombers by 2031, yet the service is also upgrading the […]
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