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DoD inspector general: Air Force mismanagement led to $100M KC-46 boom redesign
When problems with the KC-46 boom were originally found, the Air Force should have done more tests, the IG said.
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Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
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SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans
The Air Force secretary nominee isn’t sure how many F-35s the service should buy in total. But for now, it needs to keep buying, he told lawmakers.
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US Air Force set to award $490M contract to counter small drones
The service plans to award a contract worth up to $490 million to a single vendor that can team with other companies to provide various counter-drone products.
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US Air Force’s newest refueling tanker to get gear allowing F-35 and F-22 to share data
The KC-46 will get Advanced Battle Management System equipment by the end of fiscal 2022.
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TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s
“I think we’re in a very good place,” Gen. Stephen Lyons told lawmakers.
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These five firms could build a new armed overwatch plane for US Air Force special operators
A replacement for the U-28 Draco could be chosen as early as 2022.
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Unclear when Boeing will deliver new Air Force One planes, says Air Force general
The first new VC-25B was set to be delivered in 2024, but development has been delayed due to issues with a key supplier.
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The F-22 will go away, eventually. But not before the Air Force gets comfortable with its successor.
“What we’re going to want to see is, when do we press from the NGAD being a developmental program to being a production program?”
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Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones
The service wants to push funds from the Global Hawk program into a “penetrating ISR capability.”
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DoD inspector general: Air Force mismanagement led to $100M KC-46 boom redesign
When problems with the KC-46 boom were originally found, the Air Force should have done more tests, the IG said.
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Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
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SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans
The Air Force secretary nominee isn’t sure how many F-35s the service should buy in total. But for now, it needs to keep buying, he told lawmakers.
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US Air Force set to award $490M contract to counter small drones
The service plans to award a contract worth up to $490 million to a single vendor that can team with other companies to provide various counter-drone products.
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US Air Force’s newest refueling tanker to get gear allowing F-35 and F-22 to share data
The KC-46 will get Advanced Battle Management System equipment by the end of fiscal 2022.
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TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s
“I think we’re in a very good place,” Gen. Stephen Lyons told lawmakers.
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These five firms could build a new armed overwatch plane for US Air Force special operators
A replacement for the U-28 Draco could be chosen as early as 2022.
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Unclear when Boeing will deliver new Air Force One planes, says Air Force general
The first new VC-25B was set to be delivered in 2024, but development has been delayed due to issues with a key supplier.
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The F-22 will go away, eventually. But not before the Air Force gets comfortable with its successor.
“What we’re going to want to see is, when do we press from the NGAD being a developmental program to being a production program?”
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Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones
The service wants to push funds from the Global Hawk program into a “penetrating ISR capability.”
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DoD inspector general: Air Force mismanagement led to $100M KC-46 boom redesign
When problems with the KC-46 boom were originally found, the Air Force should have done more tests, the IG said.
-
Get ready for another fight over the future of the MQ-9 Reaper
“There is no need to buy more aircraft,” acting Air Force Secretary John Roth wrote in a letter to a senator, recently seen by Defense News.
-
SECAF nominee walks a tightrope on F-35 procurement plans
The Air Force secretary nominee isn’t sure how many F-35s the service should buy in total. But for now, it needs to keep buying, he told lawmakers.
-
US Air Force set to award $490M contract to counter small drones
The service plans to award a contract worth up to $490 million to a single vendor that can team with other companies to provide various counter-drone products.
-
US Air Force’s newest refueling tanker to get gear allowing F-35 and F-22 to share data
The KC-46 will get Advanced Battle Management System equipment by the end of fiscal 2022.
-
TRANSCOM head gives thumbs up for US Air Force to begin divesting KC-135s
“I think we’re in a very good place,” Gen. Stephen Lyons told lawmakers.
-
These five firms could build a new armed overwatch plane for US Air Force special operators
A replacement for the U-28 Draco could be chosen as early as 2022.
-
Unclear when Boeing will deliver new Air Force One planes, says Air Force general
The first new VC-25B was set to be delivered in 2024, but development has been delayed due to issues with a key supplier.
-
The F-22 will go away, eventually. But not before the Air Force gets comfortable with its successor.
“What we’re going to want to see is, when do we press from the NGAD being a developmental program to being a production program?”
-
Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones
The service wants to push funds from the Global Hawk program into a “penetrating ISR capability.”
