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When Northrop Grumman won the U.S. Air Force contract to build the nation's Long-Range Strike-Bomber, the losing bidders wasted no time protesting the award.
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A new study claims the Air Force requires an advanced bomber fleet of 200 new planes — good news for Northrop Grumman.
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Potential contractors to send U.S. Department of Defense satellites into space are fewer after United Launch Alliance (ULA) pulled out of the bidding for the contract.
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Late last week, Boeing completed the aerial refueling initial airworthiness testing for its KC-46A tanker.
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The now-disputed contract for the U.S. Air Force's Long Range Strike-Bomber affects more than the lead contractors.
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When Northrop Grumman won an $80 billion contract to build the next U.S. Air Force bomber, it was virtually guaranteed that the losers would protest the award.
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Boeing last week completed the first test of the refueling systems on its new KC-46A tanker. The test followed by two weeks the first flight test of the new plane.
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The disagreement over the U.S. defense budget is not expected to have any effect on awarding a contract for the development of a new Long-Range Strike bomber for the U.S. Air Force.
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Putin’s tough talk and muscle-flexing have ratcheted up fears of what the Russian bear might do next, and that is driving sales of a Lockheed missile system.
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Eight months behind schedule and more than $1 billion over budget, Boeing has scheduled the first test flight of a fully-equipped KC-46A tanker for Friday.
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The competition for a contract to build the new T-X trainer jet for the U.S. Air Force may be more intense than we thought.
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The so-called T-X trainer will replace the 50-year old T-38 currently used to train bomber and fighter pilots, and it may even be adapted to replace the T-1 that is used to train airlift and tanker...
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Lockheed, which does not have a contract for a military ground vehicle, would like very much to acquire one, and this latest JLTV deal may have been the last for a while.
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The U.S. Senate has barely resumed its deliberations after a month-long recess and already the U.S. Air Force and two of its major programs are taking more heat.
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Northrop won the contract for the previous version of the Air Force bomber, the B-2, and has got to be considered to have the inside track for the new contract.
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