Air Force

Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney is gearing up to finish the preliminary design review (PDR) of P&W’s proposed F135 engine core upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]

Space traffic management (STM) is nearing “a tipping point” and key space nations need to establish an international space traffic management organization (ISTMO) to deconflict such traffic, and such nations […]

U.S. Space Command, the operational side of U.S. military space, is looking at the cislunar environment as a longer term focus, as the command discusses novel concepts for low Earth […]

As the U.S. Air Force awaits congressional action on the service requested $245 million in fiscal 2024 to begin the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) by Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt […]

The U.S. Space Command plans to expand its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., beyond the 10 companies in the CIC–an expansion that may aid DoD […]

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown–President Biden’s nominee to become the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff–have lauded […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel would require DoD to begin a pilot program for the incorporation of the CL-20 explosive on three munitions […]

The Pentagon has awarded Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney nearly $888 million for spare parts for the F135 engine for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The firm fixed […]

The House Armed Services Committee’s Strategic Forces panel wants DoD to provide quarterly updates on the fielding of GPS military code (M-code) receivers until the latter achieve full operational capability […]

The Secretary of the Air Force would have to inform Congress of any schedule slips of one month or more in the initial operational capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman […]