Thailand Approves Initial Budget To Kickstart Controversial F-35 Buy
Thailand’s cabinet has approved THB369 million ($10.4 million) for the Royal Thai Air Force to make infrastructure preparations in anticipation of a potential F-35A acquisition.
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Fri, 08/12/2022 - 14:10
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Sept. 2, Sept. 5 Backup Dates For SLS Launch
NASA has resolved an issue with the U.S. Space Force’s Eastern Range that will expand launch opportunities for the first Space Launch System rocket, currently targeted to lift off at 8:33 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29 on the Artemis I flight test.
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Thu, 08/11/2022 - 23:21
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DARPA Starts Space-BACN LEO Satellite Comms ‘Translator’ Program
DARPA has selected 11 teams for phase one of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program.
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Thu, 08/11/2022 - 21:09
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'Digital Century Series' Approach May Live On In USAF's Autonomous Plans
The U.S. Air Force’s short-lived “Digital Century Series” plan appears to be dead for future manned fighters, but the service says the plan’s focus on rapidly iterating designs could be relevant for its future drones.
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Thu, 08/11/2022 - 19:59
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FCC Nixes SpaceX Funding For Rural Starlink Service
The Federal Communications Commission is revoking plans to award SpaceX up to $886 million over 10 years to subsidize broadband internet service to rural households in the U.S. via the Starlink satellite network.
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Thu, 08/11/2022 - 18:55
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USAF Working Reprogramming Request To Speed Up E-7A Contract
The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.
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Wed, 08/10/2022 - 21:24
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Canadian Air Force Grounds Snowbirds Team After Incident
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded its CT-114 Tutor fleet as an investigation continues into an Aug. 2 mishap that damaged one of the Snowbird display team’s aircraft.
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Wed, 08/10/2022 - 20:32
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USAF Planning Major ARRW Test As Service Considers Future
The U.S. Air Force is planning one more major test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon this year after multiple recent successes.
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Wed, 08/10/2022 - 18:20
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