Air Force

The Senate on Tuesday approved its version of the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill that included a compromise on the RD-180 issue. Sen. Bill Nelson’s (D-Fla.) amendment gives the […]

The Air Force has a messy history with fielding new rotary wing aircraft, but a pair of experts believes the service will get it right this time with its Combat […]

The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Saturday successfully launched the NROL-37 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Liftoff took place at 1:51 p.m. EDT on a Delta […]

The Air Force by the end of 2016 will have a beta version of a website that serves as an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven contracting officer, according to a key official. […]

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday put an official stamp on the choice of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace the country’s F-16 fighter fleet. The F-35 beat out both the […]

The Air Force is set for Thursday’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload NROL-37, according to a service statement. Launch window opens at 1:59 p.m. EDT at Cape […]

The Senate on Monday kicked off debate of the 2017 defense authorization bill, beginning an amendment process that could have wide-reaching implications for the defense industry. More than 300 amendments have […]

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is backing the Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) and opposing former member Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) in the RD-180 debate. In a […]

L-3 Communications [LLL] on June 1 toppled incumbent Northrop Grumman [NOC] to win a lucrative KC/KDC-10 aircraft contractor logistics support contract that could be worth as much as $1.9 billion. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] successfully completed the initial flight test of its T-50A configured aircraft the company is offering for the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition, according to a company statement. […]