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Air Force

Air Force Anticipates B-2 EHF Increment 1 Final LRIP Approval In September

Friday, August 24th, 2012

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The Air Force anticipates green-lighting in September final low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the first of three increments of a new computer upgrade system for the B-2 stealth bomber, according to a service spokesman. Air Force spokesman Bill Hancock said Thursday in an email LRIP approval for prime contractor Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] B-2 Extremely High Frequency (EHF) Satellite Communications program Increment 1 upgrade is expected next month. Hancock said initial LRIP approval was delayed pending contract negotiations, which he said…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

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Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

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Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

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