Air Force

Air Force officials began hinting at plans to begin retiring legacy aircraft last fall, and service budget documents released Feb. 10 reveal plans to pull its oldest aircraft from across […]

The annual Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) report includes multiple concerns regarding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s software capability developments, and expressed doubt that the Joint Program Office […]

The Pentagon is on schedule to deliver a legislative proposal for the nascent U.S. Space Force later this month, which is expected to lay out requested authorities and authorizations that […]

The U.S. Air Force is undertaking a number of avionics upgrades for Boeing [BA] C-17 and Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130H transport aircraft, as the supplier base for legacy avionics systems […]

The initial meeting of a congressionally mandated Space Acquisition Council is expected to occur in late February, space defense officials said Feb. 5. The Space Acquisition Council was one requirement […]

An Air Force program meant to demonstrate new precision navigation and timing satellite technologies has passed its preliminary design review (PDR), industry partner L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said Feb. 5. The […]

Michigan lawmakers who have been advocating for F-35As to be based in state received a loud statement of support from the commander in chief Jan. 30. President Donald Trump said […]

Poland’s leaders signed a contract Jan. 31 to formally procure 32 F-35A Joint Strike Fighters for $4.6 billion, becoming the latest partner to join the F-35 family via foreign military […]

The head of U.S. Transportation Command said Tuesday officials will consider options to temporarily lease tanker aircraft from the private sector to meet ongoing readiness challenges.  Army Gen. Stephen Lyons, […]

Stakeholders in the Air Force are moving ahead with plans to flesh out the newly established Space Force’s acquisition processes. To that end, an Architecture Enterprise Summit is expected to […]