Air Force

The first U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey slated to receive improved nacelles arrived at Bell‘s [TXT] plant in Amarilllo, Texas on Sept. 21. Last December, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) […]

An Air Force Inspector General review of the Aug. 29 drone strike that killed 10 civilians in Kabul is not expected to delay the issuance of a final DoD Instruction […]

Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC), on Sept. 22 said that he would like to see a sense of urgency in a “whole of […]

The Biden administration is opposing a requirement in the House’s version of a fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill that would require the Pentagon to submit a report on costs for […]

The U.S. Air Force is planning to hold palletized munition flight tests this December, as the service continues to look into long-range, conventional cruise missile strike options to limit the […]

Air Force Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the head of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), said on Sept. 21 that the Air Force remains committed to the close air support (CAS) […]

The U.S. Air Force is considering a buy of the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail, as the department eyes conducting air moving target indication (AMTI) from space. “We are looking at […]

Defense industry partners are making advancements in digital engineering and advanced manufacturing as the Defense Department increasingly looks to compete with China’s manufacturing economy, however, challenges still exist in these […]

While the U.S. Air Force has a stable of four Vanguard programs to help speed the fielding of advanced technologies to front line forces, the service has no plans to […]

Air Force leaders on Monday talked about the need for the service’s capabilities to change and adapt in the face of a modernizing China, especially the need to spend money […]