Air Force
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Eyes More Cost-Cutting On F-35 Engine
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Pratt & Whitney, the United Technologies Corp. [UTX] division that builds the F135 engine for the F-35 Lightning II, is looking for ways to continue […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Pitching Engine Upgrades For B-52, F-35
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], is pitching engine upgrades to prolong the life of the U.S. Air Force’s aging B-52 […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Says It Could Restart Engine Production For Air Force F-22
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – If the United States decides to restart production of the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor, Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], estimates […]
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Air ForceOrbital ATK Awarded $90 Million Contract For Northrop Grumman’s B-2 Stealth Bombers
Orbital ATK [OA] announced a $90 million initial contract from Northrop Grumman [NOC] to extend the service life and provide composite components for the B-2 Spirit stealth bombers over the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter Passes Critical Design Review
The U.S. Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program has successfully completed its critical design review (CDR) for the HH-60W aircraft, paving the way for Lockheed Martin [LMT] unit Sikorsky to […]
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Air ForceDoD Studying Whether Air Force Needs More Than 100 New Bombers
Studies led by the Department of Defense are exploring whether the Air Force needs more than the 100 new bombers it currently plans to buy, according to service officials. While […]
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Air ForceBoeing Protests Lack Of Competition For Air Force’s Compass Call Replacement
Boeing [BA] is protesting the U.S. Air Force’s decision to forego a competition when it picked L3 Technologies [LLL] to provide a replacement for the EC-130H Compass Call electronic-attack aircraft. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials Defend LRSO Funding Spike
Top U.S. Air Force officials are standing behind a significant increase in funding the service is proposing for its controversial Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile for fiscal 2018. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials Defend LRSO Funding Spike
Top U.S. Air Force officials are standing behind a significant increase in funding the service is proposing for its controversial Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear cruise missile for fiscal 2018. […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Troubled GPS Ground System Getting More Scrutiny
The Pentagon is closely monitoring the future ground control system for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites to ensure the long-troubled program remains on a road to recovery, […]