Air Force
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Air ForcePentagon Requests Massive Jumps for Weapons And Missiles in FY 2027
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests a massive increase in missile and other weapons buys. The U.S. Army asks for more than $36 billion for missiles–$28 billion more than Congress […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests $5 Billion for F-47 In FY ’27, $1.5 Billion Increase
Out of the more than $150 billion in fiscal 2026 reconciliation funding, the U.S. Air Force received a $400 million boost to move Boeing [BA]’s future F-47 stealth fighter to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMoving Target Indication, Orbital Warfare Among Areas Needing Increased Investment, Space Force Official Says
Space-based moving target indication, launch infrastructure, orbital warfare, and positioning navigation and timing are some segments of the defense industrial base that need more funding, a U.S. Space Force official […]
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SpaceSaltzman Wants NASA’s Help For Cislunar Space Domain Awareness
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman wants to collaborate with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, a billionaire and commercial astronaut, on common mission areas, such as cislunar space domain awareness. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAs DAF Considers Future Communications Architecture, SDA Stays Focused On Supplier Diversity
As the Department of the Air Force (DAF) considers a future sensor-to-shooter communications architecture that may reserve a key spot for SpaceX, the Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to stick […]
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SpaceMeink And Duffey Determining Path Forward For GPS Ground System
Pentagon leaders, including Defense Department acquisition chief Michael Duffey, are weighing options for the future GPS ground system–options that include a cancellation of the GPS Next Generation Operational Control System […]
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SpaceSpaceX Awarded Task Order For SDA-4 Mission
SpaceX has received a more than $178 million task order from U.S. Space Force’s Systems Command (SSC) for two National Security Space Launch Phase 3, Lane 1 launches from Cape […]
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Air ForceDOT&E Advises Completion Of Adequate Testing For Large Penetrator Smart Fuze
The Air Force needs to complete adequate testing of the Large Penetrator Smart Fuze (LPSF) for the GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), according to the fiscal 2025 Director of […]
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SpaceAir Force Awards BlackSky $99 Million To Large Aperture Optical Payload For Space-Based Imaging
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] on Tuesday said a $99 million contract it received from the Air Force Research Laboratory in early March will accelerate the design and development of a large […]
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Air ForceMore Than $1 Billion Capacity Investment Will Help Boost F135 Production, Pratt & Whitney Says
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney said that it has spent more than $1 billion in the last five years to boost engine production–an investment that may come in handy, as […]