Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force May Build Microreactor at Eielson AFB, Alaska
The Department of the Air Force and the Defense Logistics Agency’s energy office plan to award California-based Oklo, Inc. [OKLO] a 30-year, firm fixed price contract for a microreactor, likely […]
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Air ForceDoD Looks to End USAF E-7 in Fiscal 2026 Budget Request
The Pentagon is looking to end the U.S. Air Force (USAF) E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft by Boeing [BA] in the Trump administration’s upcoming full fiscal 2026 budget request. […]
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ArmyDoD May Acquire Modification and Repair Rights for Aircraft, Ships, Vehicles, House Defense Appropriators Propose
As Congress and the military services consider easing restrictions on service members repairing their own equipment, House defense appropriators want to allow military depots to compete with companies for sustainment […]
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Air ForceHouse Defense Appropriators Open Door to More Than 9 F-35 Developmental Test Planes, Bar Integration of Alternate Engine
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel is proposing the allowance of more than nine developmental test F-35 fighters. Section 219 of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act increased the […]
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Air ForceZelenskyy Re-Iterates Call for U.S. Air Defense Systems, As DoD Diverts APKWS to Middle East
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re-iterated his call for the provision of U.S. air defense systems to aid his country in repelling Russian kamikaze drone attacks, the most numerous […]
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Air ForceNo More Than 8 U-2 Retirements Allowed in FY 2026, House Appropriators Say
By next year, the U.S. Air Force has wanted to retire its U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance aircraft by Lockheed Martin [LMT], yet the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel wants to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFWERX Agility Prime to Take Hit in FY 2026 Budget
In the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, the U.S. Air Force is to request a winding down of the Agility Prime electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) project by the […]
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Air ForceSentinel Restructuring an Early Focus for Meink
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday that the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM has consumed the most time he has spent on any program thus […]
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SpaceIndependent Review Team on SDA Submits Report to Pentagon
On the docket for Michael Duffey, the newly installed Pentagon acquisition chief, will be his review and implementation of the closely held recommendations of the DoD Independent Review Team (IRT) […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Heralds Pick by Sweden for TPY-4 Radar
Sweden has become the third nation and the second Scandinavian country to pick the Lockheed Martin [LMT] TPY-4 phased array radar to improve air defense, the company said on Wednesday. […]