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Air ForceUSAF to Equip F-16 Fighters with New EW Suite
The U.S. Air Force plans to equip its Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighters with a new electronic warfare (EW) suite, as system production and fielding begin in 2024. Air Force […]
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Air ForceUSAF Envisions Bringing Adversary Air Training In-House By 2030
The U.S. Air Force has been aiming to finish an Adversary Air Capabilities Development Plan by the end of the year–a roadmap to fulfill a service requirement of 90,000 training […]
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Air ForceAAR Corp. Displaces Incumbent SABCA for European F-16 Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 9 awarded Illinois-based AAR Corp. a contract worth potentially $365 million over the next decade for the maintenance of 80 European-based F-16 fighters by […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md–The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy technology programs for Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) are collaborating, as the Navy NGAD program office focuses on the “enabling technologies” for […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $2.6 Billion In Philippines F-16 Weapons Sales
The State Department has approved three sales totaling $2.6 billion in F-16 aircraft, Harpoon missiles, and Sidewinder missiles to the Philippines. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman ALQ-131C EW System for F-16 Tested Out With AESA Radar, Company Says
Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] ALQ-131C electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Air Force F-16 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT] has proven out in testing with the F-16’s new AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile […]
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Air ForceNearly $1.4 billion for Extra Dozen F-15EXs Heads Up Air Force’s $3.4 Billion UPL
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2022 unfunded priorities list (UPL) includes nearly $1.4 billion for an extra 12 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs to help the service mitigate a looming fighter force […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Could Lose Two Squadrons of F-15C/Ds in Fiscal 2022
The U.S. Air Force would lose two squadrons of Boeing [BA] F-15C/D air superiority fighters if Congress enacts the service’s fiscal 2022 budget plan. The Air Force plans to reduce […]
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SpaceKendall “Personally…Not Convinced” of Need for U.S. Space Force SAE
Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Air Force Secretary, indicated on May 25 that he is not convinced of the need for a separate service acquisition executive (SAE) […]
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Air ForceStudy Advises Multiple Production Lines for Air Force Fighters
A new report by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recommends that the U.S. Air Force maintain at least two production lines for advanced fighters to ensure their rapid acquisition […]