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Air ForceUSAF and Northrop Grumman: B-21 Raider Still On Track for First Flight This Year
First flight of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider is still a go for this year, the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman said on Sept. 13. Six B-21s have […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Opens Satellite Operations Center Test Bed
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Space business has developed and begun operating a new test bed to test and prove out new operating concepts for satellites and data analytics to […]
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BudgetEnergy Appropriator Hopes to Avoid Government Shutdown
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) Tuesday prodded hundreds of people here for the National Cleanup Workshop to urge their congressional representatives to avoid a federal government shutdown but stopped short of […]
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Air ForceBAE, L3Harris Deliver First Compass Call Aircraft To Air Force
BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Tuesday said they have delivered the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call electronic attack aircraft to the Air Force. The EA-37B, which is […]
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Air ForceCollaborative Aircraft Require Step Up In Battle Management, Air Force Official Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Conducting battle management from a cockpit or a command-and-control aircraft is nothing new but the coming introduction of long-range jet-powered drones that will work with manned platforms amid […]
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SpaceSpace Force Creates Prototype Integrated Mission Deltas For EW, PNT
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Space Force has created two proof-of-concept organizations to organize forces under a single commander to minimize gaps between the various job roles and responsibilities to optimize for […]
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CongressWhite House Opposes House Defense Spending Bill For Multi-Year Munitions Cut, Divisive GOP Policies
The Biden administration has said it “strongly opposes” the House’s fiscal year 2024 defense spending bill for not fully supporting multi-year munitions procurement requests and its inclusion of divisive GOP-led […]
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Air ForceVan Ovost: Logistics C2 Included in Global Information Dominance Experiment
Military planners are starting to include logistics command and control in the Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE) series, a top commander said on Sept. 11. U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Plans To Spend $1.8 Billion On New Border Surveillance Towers
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week said it plans to spend up to $1.8 billion to acquire new border security surveillance towers and upgrade existing ones under the Integrated […]
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SpaceFAA’s Mishap Investigation Into Starship Launch Ends With 63 Action Items
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s Starship flight test in April, giving the company 63 corrective actions to move forward, including redesigning the launch pad. The FAA […]
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