The Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a contract worth up to $999 million to re-wing over 100 A-10 ground attack aircraft, per an Aug. 21 announcement. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract provides for up to 112 new A-10 wing assemblies and up to 15 wing kits, allowing for the ...

The findings of an Air Force study on its advanced battle management system (ABMS) concept has been delayed for several months, a senior service official said Aug. 20. The Air Force had hoped to complete an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for ABMS by this summer and write up a report, but the ...

The Air Force and its industry partners are ready to launch the second GPS III satellite Aug. 22 after a component issue related to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) launch vehicle forced a monthlong delay, officials said Aug. 20. The launch of the GPS system dubbed “Magellan” was originally ...

The Pentagon will have 2,936 aircraft equipped with Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (Out) by the FAA-mandated deadline of Jan. 1, according to the U.S. Air Force, the military service in charge of the effort. That number is just 21 percent of DoD’s total aircraft inventory, but ...

The Defense Department and the intelligence community have found a solution for an ongoing discussion of how to better incorporate their respective space offices, and plan to merge the National Reconnaissance Office and the forthcoming U.S. Space Command into a new national space defense center, ...

The White House and the Defense Department plan to formally stand up the newest unified combatant command dedicated to space by the end of this month, officials said Aug. 20. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed at the National Space Council ...