The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a follow-on contract for the GPS Control Segment sustainment program to help the service further modernize its ground control systems as new GPS III satellites come online, the company said Jan. 10. The GPS Control Segment Sustainment II (GCS II) ...

The Air Force accepted the first KC-46A Pegasus tanker from Boeing [BA] on Jan. 10, marking a significant step forward in the service’s effort years in the making to procure a new aerial refueling aircraft. “This is a major milestone for our next generation tanker and will allow our ...

As President Trump reportedly searches for his next secretary of defense, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) has already thrown his pick into the ring: Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. Rounds, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee’s cybersecurity subcommittee, first floated Wilson’s name in ...

Atop winning several of the largest and most contentious military acquisition competitions of 2018, Boeing [BA] in the month of December alone took home a share of nearly $2 billion in rotorcraft contracts from the U.S. Defense Department, much of it in conjunction with joint-venture partners. ...

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Thursday it has delivered the 91st F-35, reaching its delivery target for 2018, while increasing production of the fighter jet by nearly 40 percent from last year. Officials said the goal for 2019 is to reach another 40 percent increase in production and deliver 130 F-35s ...

The Defense Department is planning to push a plan to implement a new Space Force under the umbrella of the Air Force, according to a draft proposal currently working its way through Pentagon leadership. The legislative proposal, which was viewed by Defense Daily on Dec. 20, states that a United ...