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Airmen Gear Up for Largest B-1 Modification
Members of the 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron are gearing up for the largest B-1 Lancer modification in program history, as part of the Integrated Battle Station and Sustainment-Block 16 upgrade. Because of the magnitude of this upgrade, additional work is being done to make sure members of the 337th TES are ready to test [...]
America Is A Superpower Because It Is An Air Power
There is no question that the United States has the best military in the world. The United States is unique in its ability to project military power to multiple regions of the world simultaneously, conduct multiple major combined and joint operations at a time and both defend the homeland and provide ongoing support to civil [...]
US Air force to open remaining combat positions to women
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey announced today the rescission the 1994 Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule for women and that the Department of Defense plans to remove gender-based barriers to service. “Women have shown great courage and sacrifice on and off the [...]
Northrop Grumman Delivers Global Hawks to US Air Force
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has completed early delivery of two Global Hawk unmanned aircraft to the U.S. Air Force. Global Hawk allows military commanders to receive high-resolution imagery, survey vast geographic regions and pinpoint targets on the ground. Both aircraft were delivered ahead of schedule in late November. “Global Hawk’s ability to fly more than [...]
F-22 Raptor Brings Never-Before-Seen Capabilities to Aerial Warfare
Col. Kevin Robbins still remembers the first time he saw the F-22 Raptor. He was driving near the flightline at Langley Air Force Base, Va., when he heard a load roar and saw a plane streak across his field of vision and start performing several aerial maneuvers. He stopped the car, got out and stared [...]
USAF Awards Lockheed Martin Sniper ATP Sustainment Contract
Lockheed Martin has received a $152 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) sustainment support over a five-year period, beginning in September 2012. The contract transitions legacy Sniper pod sustainment support from Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to Warner Robins Air Force Base, Ga. Additional scope includes engineering [...]
Lockheed Martin Delivers Final, Historic F-22 Raptor To US Air Force
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] leadership delivered today the 195th and last F-22 Raptor to U.S. Air Force leadership in a ceremony at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site here. With this delivery, the U.S. Air Force now possesses the world’s only 5th generation stealth fighter aircraft fleet in the world. “There is no longer any nation [...]
USAF and Lockheed Complete Final System Tests For Critical Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin has completed a major milestone for the U.S. Air Force’s second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-2). The milestone, known as the Final Integrated System Test (FIST), verifies the spacecraft’s performance and functionality in preparation for delivery to the launch site. SBIRS is delivering improved missile warning capabilities for the nation [...]
Light Air Support: Another Contentious USAF Acquisition
The capability gap of a light attack aircraft came to the attention of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) in 2007. Against the jet-only conventional wisdom, CENTCOM started preliminary efforts to acquire a robust, cost-effective, easy to maintain and heavily armed irregular warfare platform to carry out close air support (CAS) and counter-insurgency (COIN) missions. After [...]
