Eglin AFB, Fla., will start receiving the MH-139, Air Force Global Strike Command’s new patrol helicopter, at its new test detachment at Duke Field in the coming weeks.
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Almost 20 years after countries began enforcing the Open Skies Treaty, the idea of using satellites to replace the Air Force’s decades-old OC-135B surveillance airplanes is gaining new life in Washington. But is it feasible?
The Air Force has a “war room” of space experts that have been preparing for the go ahead from lawmakers, which could come as early as Dec. 11, to create the new Space Force.
L3Harris and Northrop Grumman on Dec. 6 received contracts for work on an Air Force experiment to give military planes access to commercial wireless Internet in flight.
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The architects and initial leaders of the prospective Space Force need to ensure it is immediately ready to be an equal among established military branches, while the formation of the new service should be used as a way to shake up established acquisition processes, top ...
The 55th Security Forces Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., is taking up residence in a base dormitory as its new office until a more permanent facility is ready, following a historic flood earlier this year.
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An official representing Air Force landlord Balfour Beatty Communities told lawmakers Dec. 5 the company will refund performance bonuses if it finds its employees committed fraud.
The Pentagon is considering deploying additional forces to the Middle East—a move it considers a “prudent” step to deter Iranian aggression. The deployment would be part of a dynamic response to ongoing threats in the region, the Defense Department's head of policy told lawmakers on ...
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