Air Force
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Nuclear ModernizationLongtime Space Force senior heads to Nuclear Weapons Center
The longtime head of the U.S. Space Force’s rapid acquisition office is leaving to take a senior role at the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, according to a June 18 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Considering EO/IR Upgrade for MH-139A
The U.S. Air Force is looking into an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) system upgrade for the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter by Boeing [BA] and Leonardo. The MH-139A program office “is conducting market […]
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Air Force$300 Million for FAMM Pulled Forward By House Appropriators
House appropriators fund the U.S. Air Force Family of Mass Missiles (FAMM) at $355 million in fiscal 2027, an add of $300 million to the service’s discretionary budget request. The […]
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Boeing $2 Billion MUOS Service Life Extension Contract
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has awarded Boeing [BA] a $2 billion contract for the next two Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellites. Fielded in 2019, four MUOS […]
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CongressSix F-35Bs Delivered Without Radars Thus Far, Program Director Says
The U.S. Marine Corps thus far has received six F-35B fighters without radars, as the service waits on Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] delivery of the AN/APG-85 radar, which is to replace […]
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Air ForceGAO: Osprey Accident Rate Increased In 2023, 2024, Air Force And Marine Corps Not Doing Enough To Share Info
A new independent government audit found the Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft’s rates of “serious accidents” dramatically increased in fiscal years 2023 and 2024 while calling […]
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Air ForceAeroVironment Deploying New Its Golden Dome Limited Area Counter-Drone System At Grand Forks
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday announced it will establish the foundation of its Golden Dome limited area defense architecture system at Grand Forks AFB, N.D. The company said this entails an […]
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Navy/USMCBAE Nabs $1.7 Billion Contract For Up To 55,000 APKWS IIs
BAE Systems on Aug.28 won a $1.74 billion contract vehicle for production and delivery of up to 55,000 full rate production lots 13 to 17 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System […]
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Business/FinancialUnion Machinists Go On Strike At Boeing Defense Plants in Missouri and Illinois
The 3,200 union machinists at Boeing [BA] plants in Mascoutah, Ill., and St. Charles and St. Louis, Mo.–among whom will be those helping to build the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 […]
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Navy/USMCNew $1.1 Billion AIM-9X Sidewinder Award Largest In Program, Will Boost Annual Production To 2,500 Missiles, RTX Says
The Navy on June 2 awarded RTX [RTX] a $1.1 billion modification award exercising options to production and delivery of many more AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Air-To-Air Missiles in Lot […]