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Air Force is transforming the command and control enterprise
The Air Force is closing in on a plan to overhaul how it conducts multidomain command and control.
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Air Force could ground A-10s as early as FY18 as life of wings runs out
Even if Congress funds the additional wing sets, the Air Force will not be able to hold a competition, award a contract and modify its A-10s with new wings before the service life of the old wings runs out, said Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command.
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Air Force secretary: No concerns over Northrop-Orbital agreement
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has no concerns “at this point” over Northrop Grumman’s proposed acquisition of Orbital ATK, but said the service will keep a close eye on how things move forward.
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Air Force chief: Bomber bases will keep that capability, even as inventory changes
The Air Force will be ready to present its “bomber roadmap“ to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this fall, but one thing is already certain: Bases that have bombers now will retain that capability, even as older platforms like the B-1B Lancer retire.
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Air Force to scrutinize science and technology investments in yearlong review
Over the next year, the Air Force will review and revise its science and technology strategy, giving a second look at the service’s cutting edge research and development investments that could bear fruit in future decades, the service’s top civilian said Monday.
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Interview: Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson weighs potential budget outcomes
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson discusses a continuing resolution, top modernization priorities with Defense News ahead of the service’s biggest conference.
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Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
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Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options
The future of the JSTARS recap program appears to be in limbo as the U.S. Air Force reevaluates the path forward for replacing its aging battle management surveillance system.
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Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress
While the F-35 program will move forward at pace even if funded through a continuing resolution, development and testing activities will slow down starting around April 2018 if a CR extends into spring, the head of the program office warned Wednesday.
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US Air Force’s next drone to be driven by data
The Air Force’s future model for developing and acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles will likely have less emphasis on the platform and sensors and more attention to the data a UAV collects and how it is analyzed and dispersed.
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Air Force is transforming the command and control enterprise
The Air Force is closing in on a plan to overhaul how it conducts multidomain command and control.
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Air Force could ground A-10s as early as FY18 as life of wings runs out
Even if Congress funds the additional wing sets, the Air Force will not be able to hold a competition, award a contract and modify its A-10s with new wings before the service life of the old wings runs out, said Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command.
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Air Force secretary: No concerns over Northrop-Orbital agreement
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has no concerns “at this point” over Northrop Grumman’s proposed acquisition of Orbital ATK, but said the service will keep a close eye on how things move forward.
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Air Force chief: Bomber bases will keep that capability, even as inventory changes
The Air Force will be ready to present its “bomber roadmap“ to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this fall, but one thing is already certain: Bases that have bombers now will retain that capability, even as older platforms like the B-1B Lancer retire.
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Air Force to scrutinize science and technology investments in yearlong review
Over the next year, the Air Force will review and revise its science and technology strategy, giving a second look at the service’s cutting edge research and development investments that could bear fruit in future decades, the service’s top civilian said Monday.
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Interview: Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson weighs potential budget outcomes
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson discusses a continuing resolution, top modernization priorities with Defense News ahead of the service’s biggest conference.
-
Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
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Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options
The future of the JSTARS recap program appears to be in limbo as the U.S. Air Force reevaluates the path forward for replacing its aging battle management surveillance system.
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Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress
While the F-35 program will move forward at pace even if funded through a continuing resolution, development and testing activities will slow down starting around April 2018 if a CR extends into spring, the head of the program office warned Wednesday.
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US Air Force’s next drone to be driven by data
The Air Force’s future model for developing and acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles will likely have less emphasis on the platform and sensors and more attention to the data a UAV collects and how it is analyzed and dispersed.
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Air Force is transforming the command and control enterprise
The Air Force is closing in on a plan to overhaul how it conducts multidomain command and control.
-
Air Force could ground A-10s as early as FY18 as life of wings runs out
Even if Congress funds the additional wing sets, the Air Force will not be able to hold a competition, award a contract and modify its A-10s with new wings before the service life of the old wings runs out, said Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command.
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Air Force secretary: No concerns over Northrop-Orbital agreement
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has no concerns “at this point” over Northrop Grumman’s proposed acquisition of Orbital ATK, but said the service will keep a close eye on how things move forward.
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Air Force chief: Bomber bases will keep that capability, even as inventory changes
The Air Force will be ready to present its “bomber roadmap“ to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this fall, but one thing is already certain: Bases that have bombers now will retain that capability, even as older platforms like the B-1B Lancer retire.
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Air Force to scrutinize science and technology investments in yearlong review
Over the next year, the Air Force will review and revise its science and technology strategy, giving a second look at the service’s cutting edge research and development investments that could bear fruit in future decades, the service’s top civilian said Monday.
-
Interview: Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson weighs potential budget outcomes
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson discusses a continuing resolution, top modernization priorities with Defense News ahead of the service’s biggest conference.
-
Boeing lands $600M contract to design new Air Force Ones
The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday awarded Boeing a contract worth just less than $600 million to begin the preliminary design of the next Air Force One planes.
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Future of JSTARS recap program in question as Air Force explores other options
The future of the JSTARS recap program appears to be in limbo as the U.S. Air Force reevaluates the path forward for replacing its aging battle management surveillance system.
-
Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress
While the F-35 program will move forward at pace even if funded through a continuing resolution, development and testing activities will slow down starting around April 2018 if a CR extends into spring, the head of the program office warned Wednesday.
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US Air Force’s next drone to be driven by data
The Air Force’s future model for developing and acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles will likely have less emphasis on the platform and sensors and more attention to the data a UAV collects and how it is analyzed and dispersed.
