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Archives :: Market Sectors :: Air Force
Displaying 1 - 20 of 233 stories.
October 3, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has been officially confirmed for the post he has held since June 21. The Senate voted to confirm Donley's nomination as air service secretary last night. After several months of delay the Senate...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4208.html October 1, 2008
The Israeli government is seeking to spend upward of $15.2 billion for 25 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with an option to purchase 50 additional aircraft, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The initial request is...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4184.html September 30, 2008
A story in the Sept. 29 issue of Defense Daily incorrectly said the final defense authorization bill lawmakers unveiled...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4142.html September 30, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford President Bush was poised last night to sign the new defense authorization and appropriations bills, which together defer decisions to Bush's successor on the future of programs including the DDG-1000 and DDG-51 destroyers, C-17 cargo...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4149.html September 29, 2008
By Geoff Fein In the past 60 days, the Marine Corps has bought almost 2,000 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from the Army and Air Force, in response to a warfighters' urgent needs requests, a Navy official said. In order to quickly get systems to Marines in...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4106.html September 29, 2008
L-3 Communications [LLL] last week said it presented the first C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) to the Army-Air Force joint program office on schedule and on budget. This was the first of a planned 78 aircraft, contractor said. The L-3 team comprised of...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4109.html September 29, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are putting pressure on the Pentagon to consider the potential impact on U.S. jobs when awarding contracts for large acquisition programs. Lawmakers critical of the Air Force's now-canceled contract award for aerial refueling...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4111.html September 26, 2008
By Ann Roosevelt As soon as today, a meeting between the leaders of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) could resolve a concept of operations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in joint operations, according to a top...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4102.html September 26, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The defense spending bill nearing final passage calls for the Pentagon to consider a dual competition for the aerial refueling tanker contract, a setup the House's lead defense appropriator predicted is necessary but the Pentagon and...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4103.html September 25, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The House passed yesterday the final compromise versions of fiscal year 2009 defense appropriations and authorization legislation--which call for continuing DDG-1000 destroyer production while potentially reviving the DDG-51 program...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4090.html September 25, 2008
By Geoff Fein Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead has signed out a memo establishing a new Navy Nuclear Weapon Senior Leaders Council to strengthen the ties among the major nuclear weapons functions in the Navy. The Director, Navy Staff (DNS) has...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4091.html September 24, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates said before halting the heated Air Force tanker competition two weeks ago Pentagon officials considered, but decided against, altering the selection process to choose the "best deal for the...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4078.html September 23, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers and aides have a raft of questions about the Iraqi government's request for information on buying F-16 fighter jets, yet predicted any serious consideration by Congress would not start until next year at the earliest. The...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4069.html September 19, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate's Wednesday night passage of a sparsely amended defense authorization bill kicked into high gear House-Senate negotiations over differences between each chamber's version of the legislation for fiscal year 2009, which starts in...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4038.html September 18, 2008
By Geoff Fein Following the release last year of a directive for implementation of open technology development and acquisition, the Air Force is beginning to apply it to all phases of life cycle, everything from how fees are awarded to how the service does...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4019.html September 17, 2008
Navy and Air Force Global Hawk-based unmanned aircraft system (UAS) program officials have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to streamline their joint acquisition processes, according to the Navy. The MoA, signed Aug. 28, strengthens the services'...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/4011.html September 16, 2008
By Geoff Fein In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Navy flew one of its two Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) platforms to take pictures of damaged areas and search for survivors, a Northrop Grumman [NOC] official said. The Navy's GHMD...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3972.html September 16, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford Senate defense appropriators have staked out different stances than their House counterparts on troubled aircraft efforts, including calling for greater funding reductions to the presidential helicopter and Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3976.html September 15, 2008
By Marina Malenic The Air Force has asked the Department of Defense (DOD) expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications system so that the service may accurately budget...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3968.html September 11, 2008
By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) included funds yesterday in its marked-up bill for a third DDG-1000 destroyer for the Navy in fiscal year 2009, ensuring the battle over continuing the ship program is divided between...http://www.ddn.com/sectors/air_force/3928.html
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