Air Force
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Air ForcePilot Safe After F-16 Crashes in Germany
An F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet based at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, crashed Oct. 8, the Air Force said. The pilot was able to eject safely prior to the crash, […]
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Air ForceTravis Airmen Prep for Future KC-46 With Uncertainty, Excitement
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Within the next 10 years, the Air Force plans to transition out the majority of its current aerial refueler fleet to make way for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Puts Focus on Next-Generation Air Dominance, Establishes New PEO
The Air Force has officially stood up a new program executive office dedicated to advanced aircraft that will help the service realize its goal of fielding a new fighter aircraft […]
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Air ForceULA Wins $98 Million For Three Atlas V Launches
The Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $98.5 million firm-fixed-price contract for Atlas V Completion launch services, marking the end of a series of sole-source contracts to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards ULA $1.18 Billion for Five Delta IV Heavy Launches
The Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) have awarded a contract modification worth $1.175 billion to United Launch Alliance that includes five national security space launches. The contract, […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Nabs Two Air Force Contracts at End of Fiscal Year
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received two Air Force contracts worth a collective $1.88 billion right at the end of fiscal year 2019. The service said Sept. 27 it awarded Northrop […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing $2.6 Billion for 15 KC-46 Aircraft
The Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a contract modification worth over $2.6 billion for Lot 5 production of the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler. The contract, which was announced Sept. […]
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Air ForceUncertain Path Ahead for Air Force Light Attack Experiment
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Nearly three years since the Air Force first announced plans to experiment with procuring an off-the-shelf, low-cost light attack aircraft for use in permissive environments, the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationB61-12 and W88 Alt-370 Delays Will Cost Up to $850M; W80-4, W87-1 Programs to Foot Bill
It will cost a combined $850 million or so to replace commercial capacitors unsuitable for use with a refurbished nuclear gravity bomb and submarine-launched warhead, a senior National Nuclear Security […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter Approved for Production
The Air Force has declared a Milestone C decision for its forthcoming new combat rescue helicopter, giving manufacturer Sikorsky the green light to begin production. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed […]