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Air Force Wavering on New Fighter Imperils World’s Most …
WEB1 day ago · The ancestry of the Air Force’s current advanced engine family dates back over 30 years, when the Pratt & Whitney F119 engine was selected for the F-22 fighter after a 1990 fly-off. The production F119 later became the basis for the F135 engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter. The F119 and F135 have no peers.
Lockheed Reveals New Extreme Range Variant Of AGM-158
WEB15 hours ago · Mockup of the AGM-158 XR extreme range cruise missile. (Image: Lockheed Martin] Michael Rothstein, vice president for strategy and requirements, air weapons and sensors at Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control business unit, highlighted this concept aims to help provide more standoff capability for American forces amid concerns about Chinese capabilities in a conflict and that the ...
SDA Marks Further Progress With Space-Based Optical …
WEB16 hours ago · 09/16/2024. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. —The Space Development Agency (SDA) continues to advance the communications capabilities of its first batch of satellites on orbit as part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), demonstrating sustained linkages between two satellites for more than a …
Apex To Begin Deliveries Of New Satellite Bus In 2025
WEB1 day ago · 09/16/2024. highlights. Spacecraft bus developer and manufacturer Apex on Monday said it will begin deliveries in 2025 of its newest product launch, Nova, an ESPA-Grande class satellite bus that can host payloads from 200 to 500 kilograms. The Los Angeles-based startup has been developing….
USAF Looks to Industry to Aid Setting of Requirements for NGAS
WEB15 hours ago · The U.S. Air Force has projected that it will finish an Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) on the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) to succeed the service’s Boeing [BA] KC-46 tankers, and on Friday the service released a request for information (RFI) on NGAS mission systems.. Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter told reporters on Monday at the Air and Space Forces Association’s ...
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WEB4 days ago · The Army last month released the draft RFP for its potential 10-year, $10 billion multiple-award Modern Software Development (MSD) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracting vehicle, detailing plans to select up to 20 vendors in early 2025 (Defense Daily, Aug. 19). The draft RFP affirmed plans to take an updated approach and ...
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WEBOshkosh Defense Secures $1.54 Billion Army Deal For More FHTV Trucks. 6 days ago by Matthew Beinart. @mbeinart22. The Army has awarded Oshkosh Defense [OSK] a $1.54 billion contract for Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicle (FHTV) trucks, the Pentagon said on Tuesday evening.
2022 Missile Defense Review Highlights Cruise Missile, Counter …
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Cover sheet of the unclassified version of the 2022 Missile Defense Review, published within the National Defense Strategy on Oct. 27, 2022. The unclassified version of the newest Missile Defense Review (MDR) released Thursday adds a new emphasis on homeland cruise missile defense, counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), and defense of Guam.
U.S. Space Force Completes Analysis of Alternatives on Future GMTI
WEBSep 21, 2022 · The U.S. Space Force has completed an analysis of alternatives (AoA) on future ground moving indication (GMTI), including the possibility of space-based GMTI, to replace the Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) GMTI planes. “Moving target indicator–that’s force design work we’ve been doing over the last year,” Chief of Space ...