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The Air Force yesterday successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-65 satellite yesterday around 2:08 p.m. EST from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The launch took place on one of United […]

Raytheon [RTN] will perform in October an over-the-air demonstration of its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) software running on terminal hardware, an important milestone for the company, according […]

The Air Force awarded eight additional companies pieces of a potential $6.9 billion contract known as NETCENTS-2 that could make providing innovative information technology (IT) products and capabilities easier and […]

The Defense Department and F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney reached an agreement in principle for a sixth lot of F135 engines, including the first propulsion systems for international partners […]

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Although Boeing [BA] will complete its Global Positioning System IIF (GPS IIF) contract this year, a key executive said last week the company will continue to […]

Beechcraft is “very close” to a deal to sell its AT-6 light attack aircraft as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) through the Air Force, a key executive told […]

Boeing [BA] began assembling the second KC-46A aerial refueling tanker the week of Aug. 19 as workers loaded the aircraft’s wing spar into an automated spar assembly tool, according to […]

Military space architecture disaggregation is an innovative opportunity to stay ahead of adversaries, increase technological advancement and decrease production costs, the Air Force’s space wing said Wednesday in a new […]

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 […]

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 […]