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The Air Force formally announced Friday it is going with Sikorsky for the potentially $6.8 billion Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program. “We received one proposal,” Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Erika […]

The United States and Australia yesterday signed a joint Statement of Principles, reinforcing a common vision and commitment to deepening security ties as in areas such as force posture, cooperation […]

A troubled Air Force business information technology (IT) system critical for getting the service on the path to auditability is now “doing pretty well,” the Air Force’s top civilian said […]

The tightening budget environment poses challenges to establishing long-term business plans for procuring and upgrading weapons systems, but doing so is nevertheless increasingly important in the development of open systems, […]

The Air Force Tuesday successfully launched its Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) and Space Test Program (STP) satellites from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia, according to a service statement. […]

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) said they completed a successful intercept test yesterday of the David’s Sling Weapon System. The system is […]

With less than a month left until the budget conference committee is expected to have a deal in place, it is clear there is no consensus among Senate Republicans, let […]

The military services, in addition to pursuing their own individual projects, are increasing cooperation with each other to achieve energy goals, which constitute a large chunk of each branch’s budget. […]

The Navy has been working closely with its private shipbuilders to improve quality control standards and processes but cannot simply walk away from an under performing shipyard because the options […]

The Defense Department and its various services are working with BAE Systems’ United States wing on ways to preserve key skills from Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) production in case they […]