U.S. Air Force (USAF)

Americas Misc 

Northrop Grumman LAIRCM IR Countermeasures Pod for KC-135 Stratotanker Aircraft Achieves Milestone C

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AN/AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Distributed Aperture Infrared Countermeasures (DAIRCM), Infrared countermeasure (IRCM), Missile Warning System, Northrop Grumman, Self-Protection Suite (SPS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) pod for the KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft has achieved Milestone C.

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Air Americas Deployments 

U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers Return to Barksdale AFB Following Short-Term Deployment to RAF Fairford, England

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Barksdale AFB, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bomber Task Force (BTF), RAF Fairford, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), UK, USA

Six U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, returned home following a short-term deployment

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Air Americas 

Kratos to Build New XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Aircraft at Its Oklahoma City Production Facility

April 19, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Kratos, Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), USA

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has announced that the company will build the new XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft at its

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Americas Cyber 

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force Cyber Enterprise Services Contract

April 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Cybersecurity, Northrop Grumman, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), USA, USCYBERCOM Unified Platform

The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation to deliver Cyber Enterprise Services (CES) on U.S. Cyber Command’s Unified

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Air-to-Air Missiles Americas 

Raytheon Receives $19M Contract Modification for AMRAAM Missile Production Program

April 17, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments AIM-120 AMRAAM, Air-to-air missile (AAM), Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Raytheon, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), USA

Raytheon Missile Systems has been awarded a $19 million firm-fixed-price contract modification for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) production

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Americas Ballistic Missiles 

Lockheed Martin Wins $879M Contract for Minuteman III Reentry System/Reentry Vehicles (RS/RV) Subsystem

April 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, ICBM, LGM-30G Minuteman III, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (AFNWC), USA

Lockheed Martin Space has been awarded an $879 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for Minuteman III Reentry System/Reentry Vehicles (RS/RV) subsystem

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Air Middle East 

U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II Stealth Fighter Aircraft Arrives at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE for First Middle East Combat Deployment

April 16, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Al Dhafra Air Base, F-35A Lightning II, Fifth-generation jet fighter, Fighter aircraft, Hill AFB, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, Middle East, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II fifth generation multi-role aircraft arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates,

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Americas Bombs 

Boeing Wins $21.6M Contract Modification for Sustainment of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) “Bunker Buster” Bomb

April 13, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Boeing, Bunker buster, GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), Glide bomb, Precision-Guided Munition (PGM), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Boeing has been awarded a $21.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification for sustainment of U.S. Air Force’s GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator

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Air Americas 

Boeing Wins $14.3 Billion Contract to Modernize and Sustain Weapons Systems of U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers

April 13, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Rockwell B-1B Lancer, Strategic bomber, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Boeing has been awarded a $14.3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the modification, modernization, engineering, sustainment and test of weapons

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Air Americas 

Boeing-Leonardo Team Selects FLIR Systems EO/IR Surveillance Sensors for U.S. Strategic Command UH-1N Replacement Contract

April 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments AgustaWestland AW139, Boeing, Boeing MH-139, Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), FLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HDc, FLIR Systems, Leonardo, U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), USA, USAF UH-1N replacement program

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced it has been selected by Boeing Co to provide the FLIR Star SAFIRE 380-HDc EO/IR surveillance

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