Open To Services Most Highly Qualified Active Duty Captains

As part of a continuous effort to develop exceptional leaders in a highly technical environment, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson is introducing the Secretary of the Air Force Prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Ph.D. Program for the service’s most highly qualified active duty captains.

Approximately 104 Pilots  Will Be Chosen To Populate Two Operational Squadrons

Air Mobility Command will conduct a KC-46 Pilot Selection Board later this fall to choose about 104 pilots for McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, to populate the Air Force’s first two operational KC-46 squadrons.

Offers Summer STEM Opportunity To Middle-School Aged Youth

Fleet Readiness Center East teamed with the Boys and Girls Club to offer middle school-age youths a unique opportunity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education during summer break. The organization’s Research and Engineering Group hosted 12 youth July 16-20 for its first STEM camp at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Aircraft Based On The UH-60A Airframe

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has submitted its Sierra Force helicopter in its final bid and proposal to replace the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) UH-1N Huey fleet. Sierra Force is an innovative solution to the USAF’s need for a cost-effective, multi-mission aircraft, utilizing a modernized and remanufactured UH-60L Black Hawk.

Grant Supports Work On Remote Identification System For UAS

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant to Pierce Aerospace for its work on Flight Portal ID, a remote identification system for UAS.

One MAFFS-Equipped C-130 Deployed August 8

Air Force reservists and one Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing deployed to California August 8.

Deal With Sikorsky Valued At Some $200 Million

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Latvia of four (4) UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $200 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

Would Be Carried On An Aircraft For Use Against Fixed-Wing An Quadcopter-Type Drones

The U.S. Army has released a solicitation for the development of a high-energy microwave device designed to disable potentially hostile unmanned aircraft.

Goal Is To Protect Vital National Security Assets

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $48.5 million single-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract to CACI International to provide integration, installation, sustainment, and engineering services to the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) AIRWorks Rapid Development Capabilities Integrated Product team. The one-year contract represents new and continuing work for CACI in its Intelligence Systems and Support market area.