Air Force

Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, the head of Air Combat Command, on Oct. 12 declared that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopter (CSAR) […]

BAE Systems said on Oct. 12 that it has released a new Viper Memory Loader Verifier II (MLV II) for F-16 fighters to enhance their protection from cyber attacks. Carl […]

Four dozen members of Congress are urging top Pentagon officials to invest in next generation propulsion technologies for fighter aircraft. “We urge DoD to fund adaptive propulsion engineering and manufacturing […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. has acquired the assets and intellectual property (IP) of Volansi in an all-cash deal. Volansi, a Silicon Valley-based drone maker backed by $75 million in venture capital […]

This month, the Department of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (DAF SAB) is to complete a study of potential concepts of operations (CONOPS) and concepts of employment (CONEMPS) for […]

Pentagon acquisition chief William LaPlante said on Oct. 8 that he had signed a national security waiver submitted by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to allow the company to resume deliveries of […]

The U.S. Air Force foresees a delay of 19 months in fielding the Remote Vision System 2.0 (RVS 2.0) for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker. “After thoroughly evaluating all […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) on Oct. 6 said that it has awarded a firm-fixed price Other Transaction Authority prototype contract with a ceiling of about $200 million to Denver’s […]

The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on a possible Multi-Band, Multifunction Tactical Radar System (MB-MTRS) for Air Traffic Control (ATC) and ad hoc air strip/air base defense under […]

While the first launch of nine to 10 Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 satellites has slipped from last month until December, SDA said that it still plans to have […]