The Air Force is taking a hard look at its munitions enterprise to see where “bottlenecks” and limiting factors can be removed and production can be sped up, service uniformed acquisition chief Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch said at a March...
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The 45th Space Wing successfully launched the ninth satellite in the Wideband Global SATCOM constellation Saturday evening from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla. A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carried the satellite. “The WGS-9 launch marks a significant occasion for...
The Air Force announced Tuesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $15 million contract modification for its work on the Space-Based Infrared System. The modification is related to work on the “cyber capabilities” of the new ground control system,...
United Launch Alliance has delayed the launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite due to a problem with a first-stage booster, the company announced Saturday. The WGS-9 launch had been scheduled for this...
Raytheon announced Tuesday that it has tested and validated an upgraded navigation system for its Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer. The system performed as expected in six test flights on B-52 and F-16 aircraft at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according...
The most recent iteration of the “Hack the Pentagon” program, which ended on Feb. 7, found numerous weaknesses in an internal DOD system for the first time, Bloomberg reported. California-based Synack Inc. was paid $4 million to conduct three years...
The third Space Based Infrared System geosynchronous Earth orbit satellite successfully began transmitting data to its grounds station about 37 minutes after it was launched from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., on Friday. Now that the satellite is communicating with the...
Air Force Space Command announced operational acceptance of the Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Block 10 ground control system Tuesday. The new control system replaces three legacy systems, the Defense Support Program, SBIRS Highly Elliptical Orbit, and SBIRS Geosynchronous Earth Orbit,...
The United States must change its cyber security strategies and practices in order to guard against technological advancements, according to a new report from the White House’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. The commission, which was formed in February and...