Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines
The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing [BA] and F-16 by Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAPG-85 Radar in LRIP, Northrop Grumman Says; F-35 Program Declines Comment
The Pentagon has given the green light to low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the F-35 fighter’s new APG-85 active electronically scanned array radar by Northrop Grumman [NOC], according to the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Explores Digital HF For Sentinel, As Planned EMD Re-Certification Decision Nears
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is exploring the use of digital high frequency (DHF) nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) for the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM by Northrop Grumman […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to 15 companies for advanced technologies for test and training–contracts that could be worth a total of $981 million over […]
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Air ForceGAO Advises USAF To Delay Production Decision For B-52 CERP Until Service Analyzes Cost Growth, Schedule Delays
As the B-52 fleet of 75 bombers enters its seventh decade of service, most of the aircraft’s modernization efforts–worth more than $20 billion–are facing risks, according to a new Government […]
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Air ForceAir Force Budget Has T-7A Funding “Wedge” To Account For Any EMD Changes
DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force’s plan to approve the three low-rate initial production (LRIP) lots one by one for the Boeing [BA] T-7A Red Hawk includes a funding “wedge” to ensure […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looking at ISR Niches for Group 2 and Group 3 Drones
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is examining niches that Group 2 and Group 3 drones could fill in the service’s future intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) network. This month, the […]
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Space$1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX
SpaceX [SPCX] has won $1.6 billion in two task orders for 18 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket by the end of next […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNGAP Not Tied To F-47, But To Ensuring U.S. Propulsion Advantage, Official Says
DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force development of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) engine is not tied to the Boeing [BA] F-47 fighter, but instead to ensuring U.S. propulsion superiority, a […]
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Air ForceMitigation Or Fix Of Five Cat 1 KC-46A Deficiencies Needed Before USAF Will Obligate FY 2028 Funds
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force will not obligate fiscal 2028 multi-year procurement funds for 75 additional Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a program extension (PEX) until the service is […]