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F-35s, UAVs may be caught in budget battle
With limited money, the Air Force may have to choose how much to spend for unmanned aerial vehicles and funding its advanced fighter.
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5 nations expected to join wideband satellite program
The United States is close to wrapping up an agreement with five more nations to support the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation program.
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NATO aircraft in Afghanistan increase surveillance flights
NATO has drastically scaled back the number of air strikes it conducts in Afghanistan while boosting the number of aircraft surveillance missions.
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Air Force shifts UAS operating systems to Linux
The Air Force might have switched the control systems from its unmanned aircraft systems from Windows to Linux in the wake of a virus outbreak with the the former, according to security professionals.
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Air Force awards contract for third and fourth GPS III satellites
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract to build the third and fourth satellites in the Global Positioning System III constellation.
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Air Force releases RFI for revolutionary cyberspace tech
The technologies derived from the Air Force's latest request for information will likely affect the future of its cyberspace operations and may even be included in the branch's Cyber Vision 2025 study.
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Air Force taps Raytheon for continued tech, testing services
The nearly $180 million award calls for network-centric support and training at various Air Force centers.
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Air Force, Raytheon team on UAS electro-optical sensor work
Raytheon will improve the resolution of a key electro-optical sensor payload used for unmanned aircraft systems, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft under a new Air Force contract.
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Increasing number of civilians work in the UAS kill chain
Some senior military officials are questioning whether direct contractor support of unmanned aircraft systems is appropriate.
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Air Force makes tiny course corrections to save big satellite
Small thrusters and many pizzas helped save the AEHF-1.
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Bigger, badder Predator may be in the works
The Advanced Predator C Avenger could end up being the template for future unmanned aerial vehicles.
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Air Force awards C-130J enhancement contract
The new configuration for the Super Hercules aircraft will include a communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management data link, an enhanced inter-communication system, and updated Identification Friend or Foe, among other items.
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Air Force UAV operators face long hours, erratic schedules: survey
About half of the operators of Air Force unmanned aerial vehicles have high levels of job-related stress mostly tied to the long and erratic hours they work.
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Air Force Space Command CIO to get some help
Col. Kimberly Crider set ro rise to general, take role at Space Command.
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Predator C Avenger bound for testing in Afghanistan
The Air Force has ordered a single Predator C Avenger for deployment to Afghanistan as part of a procurement effort to meet an urgent request from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to field reconnaissance and strike assets in theater.
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Army to hit civilian workforce with nearly 9,000 cuts
Cuts will come from 70 installations, 37 states, and eight commands and agencies.
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Air Force, Lockheed partner on reusable launch system
Lockheed Martin has won an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract potentially worth $250 million over five years to furnish technical support for the Air Force’s Reusable Booster System.
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Basic training enters unfamiliar territory in cyberspace
Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.
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US military tests electronic warfare missile
The United States has built and tested a directed energy weapon designed to disrupt enemy electrical systems.
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