Air Force
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Air ForceKC-46A Tanker Receives First Of Two FAA Certifications
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker that Boeing [BA] is developing for the U.S. Air Force has received the first of two airworthiness certifications it must get from the Federal Aviation Administration […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $2.2 Billion Contract To Support T-6 Trainer
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $2.2 billion to JPATS Logistics Services to manage the supply chain for T-6 Texan II training aircraft, […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Push For Funding To Restart A-10 Wing Production
A group of 20 lawmakers led by Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) is urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to include funding in the final fiscal year 2018 […]
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CongressNew GPS Receiver Cards To Exceed DoD Cost Estimate By Billions, GAO Says
Installing new Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver cards on more than 700 different weapons systems will cost billions of dollars more than the Department of Defense’s estimate of $2.5 billion […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes Autonomous Flight Safety For All Space Launches
The U.S. Air Force says it plans to implement an autonomous flight safety system (AFSS) for all of its space launches in the next five years to make its operations […]
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Air ForceU.S. Forces In Afghanistan To Get More ISR Support
American forces in Afghanistan expect to receive more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets as the winding down of combat in Iraq and Syria frees up those systems for other […]
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Air ForceVance Air Force Base Resumes T-6A Flights
Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma resumed flying its T-6A Texan II trainer planes Dec. 5 after grounding the turboprops for nearly three weeks due to recent physiological events. While […]
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Air ForceAT&L Moves Oversight Of GPS III Satellites, KC-46A Tanker To Air Force
Decision-making authority for several major U.S. Air Force programs, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite constellation and the KC-46A tanker, shifted from the Pentagon’s acquisition chief to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First KC-46A Tanker Takes First Flight
Boeing [BA] has begun flight-testing the first KC-46A Pegasus refueling plane that it plans to deliver to the U.S. Air Force, the company announced late Dec. 5. During the tanker’s […]
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Air ForceNew Missile-Warning Satellites Must Be Easier To Defend Than Current Ones, General Says
The U.S. Air Force should make its next generation of missile-warning satellites easier to defend than the existing spacecraft due to growing threats from potential enemies, according to the head […]