Budget
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Air ForceAir Force Expects Space Fence Award In Spring 2014
The Air Force said Wednesday it plans to award its highly-anticipated, multi-billion dollar new Space Fence contract in the spring of 2014, about a year after its original goal. Air […]
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Air ForceFAB-T Source Selection Concluding By December, Air Force Says
The Air Force anticipates concluding its source selection for its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program by December, according to a service spokesman. Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick […]
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Air ForceBoeing Finishing Up Critical FAB-T Program
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.–Boeing [BA] is finishing up a critical program in its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) testing and is also preparing for another important test in the […]
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BudgetNavy Shaking Up Admiral Posts To Save Money
The Navy is eliminating, downgrading or merging dozens of admiral posts to save money at a time of shrinking budgets and the imposition of automatic sequestration cuts, the service said, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Discontinues Old Space Fence, Despite Pushing Back New Space Fence Contract
The Air Force is preparing to discontinue operations of its legacy Space Fence, known as the Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), despite previously pushing back the contract award for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nuclear Missile Wing Fails Nuclear Surety Test
An Air Force nuclear missile wing received an “unsatisfactory” rating after making “tactical-level” errors during one of several exercises, the service said yesterday in a statement. The Air Force Global […]
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BudgetKuwait Joins PAC-3 Club With $308 Million U.S. Army Contract To Lockheed Martin
Kuwait became the sixth and latest nation to procure Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile segment program as the company last month was awarded a $308 million Army […]
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Air ForceAir Force Cites ‘Chafed Electrical Wire’ For November F-22 Crash
The Air Force blamed a chafed electrical wire for causing an F-22 fighter jet to crash Nov. 15 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., according to the service’s accident investigation board (AIB) […]
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BudgetLevin Calls For Tax Changes To Thwart Sequester
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said he is working on a plan to close tax loopholes to reduce sequestration budget cuts. Levin told members of the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches Sixth Wideband Global Satcom Satellite
The Air Force successfully launched its sixth Wideband Global Satcom satellite (WGS-6) Wednesday at 8:29 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Boeing– [BA] developed satellite will […]