Air Force
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InternationalUK: No Negative Turkey F-35 Repercussions, Looks To Gripen Model For Tempest
The United Kingdom’s top Air Force official said Turkey being taken out of the F-35 partnership will not negatively affect them while noting they are looking at Sweden’s Gripen as […]
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SpaceNext-Gen GEO Missile Warning System Finishes Preliminary Design Review
The Air Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) early missile warning satellite program finished its system/ground and space vehicle preliminary design review (PDR) last month, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Eight Companies to Compete for Launch Services Worth $986 Million
The Air Force awarded eight companies the chance to compete for up to $986 million in launch services as part of the the Orbital Service Program (OSP)-4 effort to rapidly […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moving Closer to Goal of ‘Launch on Demand’
The Air Force’s 45th Space Wing is on its way to ensuring its launch range at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, is prepared to address the increase in new […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Award Northrop Grumman Up to $4.8 Billion For Global Hawk Modernization
The Air Force intends to award Northrop Grumman [NOC] a sole-source contract for the ongoing development and production of all RQ-4 Global Hawk variants, as well as modernization, retrofit and […]
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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, […]