Headlines — February 7
News US troops begin to arrive in Poland amid Ukraine tension The airborne infantry troops landed Feb. 6 in southeastern Poland near the border with Ukraine on President Joe Biden’s orders to deploy...
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U.S. Air Force Honeywell International Inc., Clearwater, Fla., has been awarded a $54,392,796 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for space technology advanced research. This contract provides for research...
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Boeing buys two million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel
Boeing has announced a supply agreement for two million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel with EPIC Fuels to power its Commercial Airplanes operations in Washington state and South Carolina...
View ArticleBoeing’s all-composite cryogenic fuel tank passes critical test; technology...
Boeing’s new type of large, fully-composite, linerless cryogenic fuel tank passed a critical series of tests at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center at the end of 2021. The successful test campaign...
View ArticleFirst production IFC-4 Triton delivered to U.S. Navy
PALMDALE, Calif.— A Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton takes to the skies over the California desert as the Triton low-rate initial production schedule progresses. Known as B8, this is the first production...
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DOD turning to industry to meet carbon pollution-free energy targets
The Defense Department has issued a Request for Information on costs and technologies to support the department’s shift to purchasing a 100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity. THE RFI was issued...
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Recapitalization of refuelers, transport ships critical to TRANSCOM mission
Much of the U.S. military’s fleet of refueling aircraft is old — the newest KC-135 Stratotanker, for instance, was built in 1965. And sealift ships available to the U.S. military are also nearing the...
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Black History Month | First African American pilot to fly with Thunderbirds:...
Lloyd Newton was the first African American pilot to fly with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team. He was born on Dec. 24, 1942, in Ridgeland, S.C., to tenant farmers. His parents worked...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman’s AGM-88G completes second successful missile live fire
The second flight test of Northrop Grumman’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) has been successful. The U.S. Navy launched the missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet...
View ArticleSikorsky to build nine additional CH-53K helicopters for Marine Corps
Prioritizing affordability and utilizing advanced manufacturing techniques, Sikorsky will build nine additional CH-53K aircraft at a lower unit price than previous lot buys, resulting in significant...
View ArticleBusiness etiquette in a virtual environment
The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to telework — work from a location other than their in-person office space. As such, the interaction between individuals shifted from face-to-face to...
View ArticleElectra wins Phase III SBIR contract to accelerate development, acquisition...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to Electra.aero, Inc. to support the development of Electra’s hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing...
View ArticleNASA prepares to join two major parts for Artemis II core stage
Technicians are preparing to connect two major parts of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s Artemis II core stage. On Jan. 30, technicians moved the largest part of the stage, the 130-foot liquid...
View ArticleHeadlines — February 9
News Documents reveal US military’s frustration with White House, diplomats over Afghanistan evacuation (Washington Post) An Army investigative report, numbering 2,000 pages and released to The...
View ArticleB-21 Raider’s first flight in 2022
Speaking at the 2022 Nuclear Deterrence Summit Feb. 9, Maj. Gen. Jason R. Armagost, the director of operations and communications of the Air Force Global Strike Command, said the B-21 Raider will...
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First African American in space: Guion Bluford
Guion Stewart “Guy” Bluford Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1942. He enrolled in Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Air Force ROTC, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in...
View ArticleFormer NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg tapped to lead Defense Innovation Board
Three-time major of New York City Mike Bloomberg has been nominated by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to chair the Defense Innovation Board, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said. “The...
View ArticleGeneral Dynamics Mission Systems to build next gen cryptographic key loader...
General Dynamics Mission Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop and produce a certified hand-held device to manage and transfer cryptographic key material and mission planning...
View ArticleGA-ASI receives approval for follow-on support for French MQ-9 RPA
The U.S. State Department has approved a $300 million Foreign Military Sale to the Government of France for the continuation of MQ-9A Reaper Contractor Logistics Support and related equipment. General...
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Celebrity veterans | TV personality Montel Williams served in Navy, Marine Corps
Montel Williams is perhaps best known for his TV appearances from 1991 to 2008 on “The Montel Williams Show.” Williams, born in Baltimore, Md., on July 3, 1956, also served in the military, enlisting...
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