Defense Systems
Air Force launches first GPS satellite of the year
GPS Block IIF satellites continue to replace aging satellites, while the Air Force prepares for the next-generation GPS III.
Defense Systems
Air Force to swap 5,000 BlackBerrys for iOS devices
The move is an initial step in modernizing the service’s use of commercial mobile technologies.
Defense Systems
Academy teams do battle in cyber exercise
The Service Academy Cyber Stakes, hosted by DARPA, raises the skills of cadets and midshipmen.
Defense Systems
DOD reaches $40.5M enterprise deal for Adobe products
The three-year agreement allows Army, Air Force and DISA to standardize tools.
Defense Systems
DOD adds three Cray supercomputers to its HPC program
The XC30 supercomputers, along with Sonexion storage systems, will go to the Air Force and Navy.
Defense Systems
Air Force expects delay in GPS III satellite delivery
Exelis and Lockheed Martin continue to deal with navigational payload problems.
Business
Air Force Asks Missileers to Report Problems 'From the Bottom Up'
The Force Improvement Program is being called an 'aggressive' move to clean up the ICBM ranks. By Global Security Newswire
Defense Systems
Air Force HQ completes move to DOD Enterprise Email
The service begins its migration with 7,800 unclassified accounts and 1,300 mobile devices.
Defense Systems
Space squadron shuttles wideband satellites, boosting comm power
The 3rd Space Operations Squadron’s relocation efforts are optimizing the military’s wideband communications constellation
Business
Half of Nuke Crew at Air Force Base Tied to Cheating Scandal
Nearly half of the nuclear-missile crew members at one base are tied to alleged cheating on a monthly proficiency test. By Jordain Carney
Defense Systems
Lockheed powers up second GPS III satellite
Test represents a major development for next-generation GPS satellites, the first of which is set to launch later this year.
Business
Air Force's Fanning On DOD's Challenges Before and After DADT
The No. 2 Air Force civilian, and senior-most gay DOD employee, says the Pentagon's faced difficulty getting foreign governments to accept the military's new same-sex rules - from National Journal's 'Gay Washington' issue. By Sara Sorcher
Defense Systems
Demonstration features Reaper’s electronic attack capability
GA-ASI and Northrup Grumman test electronic warfare capabilities for the large unmanned aircraft in a coordinated attack.
Science & Tech
Battery Modification Could Add 27 Years of Life to GPS Fleet
The Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center has extended the operational life of 19 GPS satellites in orbit by altering their battery chargers. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
Orbiting surveillance system protects satellites from space junk
The Air Force’s Boeing Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite detects threats more quickly than ground systems, decreasing risk of damage by two-thirds.
Business
Drug Probe Leads to Cheating Scandal at Air Force Nuclear Missile Base
The Air Force is investigating 34 officers in a massive cheating scandal at a nuclear missile base in Montana. By Jordain Carney
Business
Air Force Warns Against Further Cuts to Readiness
Congress wants to protect cuts to military benefits and that has Air Force Undersecretary Eric Fanning worried about further cuts to readiness. By Sara Sorcher
Defense Systems
Air Force lab’s new 20-Tflop computer will mimic human brain
AFRL orders an embedded computing system from GE designed to simulate the nervous system’s pathways and will support next-generation radar systems.
Defense Systems
U.S. telescope transfer to boost space surveillance capability
The Air Force will transfer the Space Surveillance Telescope to Australia to better track space objects in geosynchronous orbit.
Defense Systems