The Air Force is nearly ready to declare that the Space Based Surveillance System, a satellite designed to look for and monitor space debris, is ready to commence operations, said Air Force Space Command chief Gen. William Shelton. Speaking to...
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Raytheon announced that it has formally restarted production of the laser-guided variant of its AGM-65 Maverick direct-attack air-to-ground missile after more than two decades of dormancy. Manufacture of the new Laser Maverick began following a rigorous Air Force-Navy testing program...
The Pentagon notified Congress of a potential $447 million foreign military sale to Poland for support and munitions, as well as associated equipment, parts, training, and logistical assistance, for its fleet of 48 F-16s. The proposed deal would include 93...
The 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo., shut down a satellite known as B9 after it served nearly twice its anticipated life expectancy. The Defense Satellite Communications System vehicle was operated by the Air Force, but its communications...
The Air Force has completed developmental testing on the next-generation direct-attack, air-to-ground laser-guided precision Maverick missile. Raytheon’s AGM-65 E2/L missile, which includes an enhanced laser seeker and new software package designed to reduce collateral damage, is now clear to enter...
The Air Force’s Space Based Space Surveillance satellite is “exceeding performance expectations” on orbit, Maj. Gen. John Hyten, USAF’s director of space acquisition policy, told Senate overseers during a space hearing. He said the satellite is “demonstrating excellent focus, high...
Air Force A-10 ground-attack platforms and AC-130 gunships have begun to support coalition air operations in Libya, said Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, Joint Staff director, Monday. “We have employed A-10s and AC-130s over the weekend,” he told reporters in the...
Air Force space officials announced Monday that they have transferred satellite control authority, or SCA, for the Space Based Space Surveillance satellite to the 1st Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo. The squadron is now responsible for operating and...
The future of the Space Based Space Surveillance satellite program is not clear. The Defense Department has tasked Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, who serves as the DOD executive agent for space, to look at a range of alternatives to...