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Space
March 2020
BREAKING: Air Force to Transfer 23 Units to Space Force
By Jon HarperNearly two dozen space-related Air Force units will be transferred to the Space Force over the next three to six months, a major move in building up the new service, the Defense Department announced March 31. -
Air Force News
March 2020
Air Force Banging Drum for Arctic Partnerships
ORLANDO, Fla. — With great power competitors Russia and China trying to gain footholds in the Arctic region, the United States needs to increase its partnerships with allies in the High North, the secretary of the Air Force recently said. -
Air Force News
March 2020
CORONAVIRUS NEWS: Coronavirus Makes Air Force Worry About Supply Chains
By Jon HarperThe Air Force is concerned that its supply of spare parts and other critical items could be disrupted by the coronavirus, the service’s top officer said March 18. -
Air Force News
February 2020
AIR WARFARE SYMPOSIUM NEWS: Air Force Mimics Venture Capitalists to Lure in Startups
The Air Force wants innovative companies and startups to see it as a premier venture capitalist it needs to work with, said the head of acquisitions for the service Feb. 28. -
Air Power
February 2020
AIR WARFARE SYMPOSIUM NEWS: Reintroducing Turkey to F-35 Program Would Pose Challenges
If the U.S. government is able to broker a deal with Turkey to return it to the F-35 program, Ankara would likely have to start from scratch, said a Lockheed executive Feb. 27. -
Air Power
February 2020
AIR WARFARE SYMPOSIUM NEWS: Combat Rescue Helo Gets New Name
Harking back to the Vietnam-era HH-3E Jolly Green and HH-53 Super Jolly Green crews, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett announced the new HH-60W helicopter will be known as the Jolly Green II, she said Feb. 27. -
Air Power
February 2020
U.S., Allies Bolstering Electronic Warfare Systems
By Jon HarperThe global military airborne electronic warfare market offers major opportunities for equipment manufacturers as countries respond to growing threats, according to a recent report from Frost & Sullivan. -
Air Force News
February 2020
New Link-16 Radios to Connect Ground, Air
Viasat recently inked a deal with the Air Force to provide Link 16-capable handheld radios to warfighters. -
Air Force News
January 2020
JUST IN: Air Force Wants More Techies, Network Modernization Funding
Recruiting the brightest minds from technology companies is imperative for the Air Force to keep its software codes updated in an era of great power competition, the service’s top officer said. -
Air Force News
January 2020
Pass-Through Programs Mask Air Force Budget Shortfalls
By Jon HarperThe inclusion of “pass-through” programs in the Air Force’s budget obscures the insufficient level of funding the service is receiving for modernization, analysts caution.
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