Air Force

The Air Force has no margin left to accommodate fielding of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker if Boeing [BA] misses its August 2017 deadline to deliver the first 18 aircraft. […]

The eight Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter jets Pakistan has been cleared to purchase will replace fighters that have rapidly aged conducting precision bombing against Taliban targets in the tribal […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] CEO Mitch Snyder wants to cut the price of the V-280 tilt-rotor aircraft in half and he’s identified a number of techniques to accomplish that. […]

The ongoing fight against Islamic State (ISIL) militants is giveing the U.S. military a real-world opportunity to use its new batch of cyber weapons and tactics, which can be used […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–The Air Force designated the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) B-21 while an artist’s rendering released Friday shows similarities to the B-2 and another experimental aircraft platform from the […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–The Air Force since the spring of 2014 has been briefing appropriate congressional members and staffers on its classified Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) acquisition strategy and it will […]

ORLANDO, Fla.–Rumors of Canada wanting out of the F-35 program may diminish after a Lockheed Martin [LMT] executive said Thursday the nation will continue to pay into the system design […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday he would not authorize funding for the Long Range Strike Bomber as long as the program remains under a […]

Russian sanctions are not impacting the Defense Department’s ability to acquire Russian-developed rocket engines it uses in launch, the Pentagon’s acquisition czar said Tuesday. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, […]

The Air Force anticipates a final decision in the April-May timeframe on how to move forward with the UH-1N replacement program, including approval of the program’s acquisition strategy, according to […]