Air warfare in transition

Article Abstract:

The United States Air Force (USAF) has entered a period of transition with air warfare tactics on the verge of a far-reaching revolution and the concept of airborne network evolving to a more complex network of data shared in many forms with many users. Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq pioneered a more extensive use of airborne networks to distribute information, share tactical messages and exert command and control over forces.

Strategy & planning, Planning, Tactics, Military tactics, Company business planning, Air warfare

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In search of spaceplanes

Article Abstract:

The U.S. Air Force is in need of spaceplanes that can take off from a runway, fly at hypersonic speeds through the upper atmosphere, reach low Earth orbit, and return in a conventional fashion. The Air Force and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is accepting proposals for a project that in 2025 would produce a spaceplane that may look like the obsolete National Aerospace Plane conceptualized in the 1980s.

Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Space Vehicles, Spacecraft, Public contracts, Government contracts, Space ships, Government contract

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Tanker twilight zone

Article Abstract:

The Air Force's tanker deal, which was put on hold after allegations that former Boeing and service officials had committed ethics violation, would be delayed. The agreement, a plan to lease 20 and buy 80 new Boeing KC-767 tankers to modernize USAF's aerial refueling fleet, marked the climax of tough negotiations between the service and the contractors as well as scrutiny by the Administration and Congress.

Guided Missiles, Space Vehicles, Parts, Aerospace industry, Boeing Co., BA

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