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Air Force plans acquisition shakeup post-Afghanistan
Noting that some of the key Air Force systems used over Iraq and Afghanistan would be vulnerable in a hotly contested environment such as the Pacific theater, the military service is focusing on acquiring more stealthy aircraft systems in the months and years ahead.
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Air Force wants collision-avoidance technology for drones
The Air Force is seeking information on industry qualifications and capability concepts as a precursor to issuing a request for proposals for its Airborne Sense and Avoid Program for unmanned aircraft.
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AF Weapons School grads part of military's cyber elite
In June a half dozen airmen graduated from a cyber warfare course taught by the Air Force's elite Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base.
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AF extends airborne comms relay program in Afghanistan
The Air Force on June 27 awarded a $782 million sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman to continue supporting a key airborne communications relay system in Afghanistan through September 2015.
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Air Force picks 12 small businesses for NetCents-2 services
The NetCents 2 Small Business Companion contract is the first of two Application Services contracts that will be available to the Air Force.
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Air Force’s NETCENTS-2 marks new round of delays with protest re-bid
The Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions 2 IT contracting vehicle, already fraught with multi-year delays because of its complexity, has hit another speed bump after its long-awaited $6.9 billion award in April triggered sharp protests from losing bidders.
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Air Force seeks assistance with drone control software
The Air Force will hold an industry day June 28 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to answer questions in advance of a pending request for proposals for assistance with drone software engineering support.
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Air Force picks provider for crypto systems upgrade
Air Force contract is part of intercontinental ballistic mission engineering and manufacturing development program.
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Air Force issues timeline for NetCents 2 product rebid
The Air Force has issued a new timeline for its $6.9 billion NetCents II products contract.
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Air Force SBIRS GEO-1 satellite on track for certification
The Air Force's Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous satellite is on schedule to achieve operational certification later in 2012.
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Air Force needs 600 more UAV pilots, sensor operators
The Defense Department is struggling to find enough people to operate its expanding fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, and the Air Force in particular is suffering from the shortage.
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Research effort focuses on UAV teamwork on missions
The Air Force is looking for scientists and engineers who can develop technology to help different unmanned aerial vehicles collaboratively track targets.
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Analytics holds promise for AF preventative health care
The Air Force Medical Service is turning to analytics software to improve patient care and support research into preventive medicine and disease management.
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Comms overhaul to ballistic missile warning system in home stretch
Air Force squadron conducted challenging upgrade to ballistic missile warning communications system while maintaining 100 percent reliability throughout a six-year project.
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Air Force longs to forget it ever wanted Blue Devil airship
The Air Force is getting read to put the Blue Devil 2 airship into permanent storage.
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Budget blues force Air Force to cancel IT event
The Air Force's annual IT conference has been shelved for 2012 as event spending comes under tough government scrutiny.
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Future UAVs might have two-way voice to speed communications
The U.S. military is working on improving the man-machine interfaces between unmanned aircraft operators and the aircraft they remotely fly on missions.
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Phantom Eye holds promise, but has long way to go
Boeing's massive hydrogen-powered Phantom Eye UAV performed its first test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center June 1 reaching an altitude of 4,080 feet and a cruising speed of 62 knots, which is short of the performance attributes the military wants it eventually to achieve.
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Air Force takes corrective action, reopens bidding on NetCents 2
The Air Force has reopened the bidding for its $6.9 billion NetCents 2 products contract, according to an announcement on the FedBizOps website.
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