Air Force
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon Mum on Candidates Chosen for Replicator Initiative
The Pentagon said that it would choose contenders for Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks’ Replicator initiative this week, but DoD has not released those candidates yet. “We remain on plan, […]
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SpaceL3Harris Announces Completion of CDR for Company’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Satellites
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Dec. 20 that it has completed Critical Design Review and Production Readiness Review (PRR) for the 16 low Earth orbit satellites the company is to […]
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Air ForceT-7A Trainer to Undergo Climate Testing at Eglin AFB
The Boeing [BA] T-7A Red Hawk trainer aircraft arrived at Eglin AFB, Fla., on Dec. 15 for climate testing at the base’s McKinley Climatic Laboratory, the U.S. Air Force said […]
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Air ForceUSAF Surveying Industry on Next Generation Aerial Target
The aerial targets program office of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) armaments directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., wants survey responses by Jan. 10 from industry on […]
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Air ForceYates Electrospace Working on ‘Contested Logistics’ Autonomous Delivery Drone
California’s Yates Electrospace Corp. said on Dec. 18 that the Department of the Air Force’s AFWERX innovation arm has awarded the company a small business innovation research contract for the […]
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SpaceDickinson Declares U.S. Space Command Has Reached Full Operational Capability
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, the head of U.S. Space Command, declared in a headquarters town hall on Dec. 15 that the command has reached full operational capability (FOC) and […]
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Special OperationsGAO Advises Slowdown of Armed Overwatch Until SOCOM Justifies Number of Aircraft Needed
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) advises DoD to slow the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program until the command and DoD justify the need for 75 planned L3Harris […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Plans to Demonstrate Full Scale DMRJ Hypersonic Engine Next Year
General Electric‘s [GE] GE Aerospace division said on Dec. 14 that it plans to demonstrate a full-scale dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) hypersonic engine with rotating detonation combustion (RDC) next year, as […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems’ F-35 Block IV EW System to Feature Immediate Detection of Threat Pulses
BAE Systems said on Dec. 12 that its AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare (EW) system for Block IV of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is to feature immediate detection of threat pulses. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDefense Authorizers Would Establish DoD Joint Office to Forge Path on Energetics
The fiscal 2024 defense authorization conference report establishes a Joint Energetics Transition Center under DoD acquisition chief William LaPlante. The center is to develop “an energetic materials strategic plan and […]