Daily Report

March 16, 2017

Three Killed in Cannon U-28 Crash

Three airmen died Tuesday when their U-28A aircraft crashed during a training flight near Cannon AFB, N.M. The unnamed, Active Duty airmen were flying a routine training sortie when the aircraft went down at about 6:50 p.m. near Clovis Municipal...

Information Rules the Air Battle of the Future

The air battlespace of the future will be dominated by the force with the greatest capabilities for gathering and sharing information, retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula, dean of AFA’s Mitchell Institute, told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland Wednesday....

SpaceX Wins GPS III Launch Contract Over ULA

SpaceX was awarded a $96.5 million contract on Tuesday to provide launch services for the third GPS III satellite, which is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., in February 2019. Elon Musk’s space exploration company beat out United...

Senate Approves Key Security Posts

The Senate confirmed Dan Coats, a former Republican senator and President Donald Trump’s nominee, to become director of national intelligence on Wednesday. The 85-12 vote makes Coats the fifth DNI, replacing James Clapper, who announced his plans to step down...

Lockheed Awarded $15 Million for SBIRS

The Air Force announced Tuesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $15 million contract modification for its work on the Space-Based Infrared System. The modification is related to work on the “cyber capabilities” of the new ground control system,...

Correction

A March 15 Daily Report entry incorrectly attributed March 8 House Armed Services Committee testimony to both Air Force Global Strike Command chief Gen. Robin Rand and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson. Rand did not testify at the...