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US Air Force weighing future of key hypersonic program after two successful tests
“Even if [ARRW] does work, it’s got to be the right contribution to the overall weapons mix and the highest priority targets,” Andrew Hunter told reporters Saturday.
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‘Space is where we need to go’: US Air Force preparing networked infrastructure for new mission
The two services have been conducting reviews and meeting with industry over the last year to define their distinct roles in providing tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and develop a plan for a space-based ground moving target indicator capability.
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US Air Force says options limited for speeding deliveries of Wedgetail
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said the E-7 Wedgetail’s capabilities are impressive, and a “night and day” difference from the old AWACS planes slated for retirement.
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Lockheed working on expendable, advanced drones to team up with Air Force fighters
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works hopes to have expendable drones ready for the Air Force to use in the next few years, if a war with China breaks out.
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US Air Force looking to Europe for commercial technologies, official says
The Air Force’s acquisition executive said today that in order to make fast progress on its “operational imperatives,” the service must take advantage of mature technology developed by industry and the scientific community through organizations like the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Defense Innovation Unit.
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US Air Force mulls skipping tanker competition as confidence in Boeing’s KC-46 builds
“There’s been a huge sea change in the last year” in the KC-46’s capabilities, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said at RIAT.
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BAE boss Tom Arseneault talks Ukraine, COVID and the Farnborough Airshow
The medium and longer term implications of the war in Ukraine, and what it will mean for the defense of Europe and NATO, will likely be a hot topic at the Farnborough International Air Show next week, BAE Chief Executive Tom Arseneault said.
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Britain’s Typhoon jets to get radar, anti-jamming upgrades in nearly $3 billion deal
Britain’s Defence Ministry has made a deal with industry to upgrade Royal Air Force Typhoon jets with a new active electronically scanned array radar and other new technologies, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin said.
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Italy F-35 maintenance hub opens for international customers with Norwegian jet
A spokeswoman for the firm said the DoD joint program office for the fighter certified Cameri’s Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MROU) facility as achieving full operating capability in June.
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The F-35 engine is at a crossroads, with billions of dollars for industry at stake
Up for grabs between two defense companies is the future power and propulsion capability of the U.S. Air Force’s top fighter jet.
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US Air Force weighing future of key hypersonic program after two successful tests
“Even if [ARRW] does work, it’s got to be the right contribution to the overall weapons mix and the highest priority targets,” Andrew Hunter told reporters Saturday.
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‘Space is where we need to go’: US Air Force preparing networked infrastructure for new mission
The two services have been conducting reviews and meeting with industry over the last year to define their distinct roles in providing tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and develop a plan for a space-based ground moving target indicator capability.
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US Air Force says options limited for speeding deliveries of Wedgetail
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said the E-7 Wedgetail’s capabilities are impressive, and a “night and day” difference from the old AWACS planes slated for retirement.
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Lockheed working on expendable, advanced drones to team up with Air Force fighters
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works hopes to have expendable drones ready for the Air Force to use in the next few years, if a war with China breaks out.
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US Air Force looking to Europe for commercial technologies, official says
The Air Force’s acquisition executive said today that in order to make fast progress on its “operational imperatives,” the service must take advantage of mature technology developed by industry and the scientific community through organizations like the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Defense Innovation Unit.
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US Air Force mulls skipping tanker competition as confidence in Boeing’s KC-46 builds
“There’s been a huge sea change in the last year” in the KC-46’s capabilities, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said at RIAT.
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BAE boss Tom Arseneault talks Ukraine, COVID and the Farnborough Airshow
The medium and longer term implications of the war in Ukraine, and what it will mean for the defense of Europe and NATO, will likely be a hot topic at the Farnborough International Air Show next week, BAE Chief Executive Tom Arseneault said.
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Britain’s Typhoon jets to get radar, anti-jamming upgrades in nearly $3 billion deal
Britain’s Defence Ministry has made a deal with industry to upgrade Royal Air Force Typhoon jets with a new active electronically scanned array radar and other new technologies, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin said.
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Italy F-35 maintenance hub opens for international customers with Norwegian jet
A spokeswoman for the firm said the DoD joint program office for the fighter certified Cameri’s Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MROU) facility as achieving full operating capability in June.
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The F-35 engine is at a crossroads, with billions of dollars for industry at stake
Up for grabs between two defense companies is the future power and propulsion capability of the U.S. Air Force’s top fighter jet.
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US Air Force weighing future of key hypersonic program after two successful tests
“Even if [ARRW] does work, it’s got to be the right contribution to the overall weapons mix and the highest priority targets,” Andrew Hunter told reporters Saturday.
-
‘Space is where we need to go’: US Air Force preparing networked infrastructure for new mission
The two services have been conducting reviews and meeting with industry over the last year to define their distinct roles in providing tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities and develop a plan for a space-based ground moving target indicator capability.
-
US Air Force says options limited for speeding deliveries of Wedgetail
Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said the E-7 Wedgetail’s capabilities are impressive, and a “night and day” difference from the old AWACS planes slated for retirement.
-
Lockheed working on expendable, advanced drones to team up with Air Force fighters
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works hopes to have expendable drones ready for the Air Force to use in the next few years, if a war with China breaks out.
-
US Air Force looking to Europe for commercial technologies, official says
The Air Force’s acquisition executive said today that in order to make fast progress on its “operational imperatives,” the service must take advantage of mature technology developed by industry and the scientific community through organizations like the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Defense Innovation Unit.
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US Air Force mulls skipping tanker competition as confidence in Boeing’s KC-46 builds
“There’s been a huge sea change in the last year” in the KC-46’s capabilities, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said at RIAT.
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BAE boss Tom Arseneault talks Ukraine, COVID and the Farnborough Airshow
The medium and longer term implications of the war in Ukraine, and what it will mean for the defense of Europe and NATO, will likely be a hot topic at the Farnborough International Air Show next week, BAE Chief Executive Tom Arseneault said.
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Britain’s Typhoon jets to get radar, anti-jamming upgrades in nearly $3 billion deal
Britain’s Defence Ministry has made a deal with industry to upgrade Royal Air Force Typhoon jets with a new active electronically scanned array radar and other new technologies, Defence Procurement Minister Jeremy Quin said.
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Italy F-35 maintenance hub opens for international customers with Norwegian jet
A spokeswoman for the firm said the DoD joint program office for the fighter certified Cameri’s Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul, and Upgrade (MROU) facility as achieving full operating capability in June.
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The F-35 engine is at a crossroads, with billions of dollars for industry at stake
Up for grabs between two defense companies is the future power and propulsion capability of the U.S. Air Force’s top fighter jet.
