Air Force

The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] on Sunday successfully completed the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker’s first refueling flight, according to a company statement. Following takeoff from Boeing Field […]

The head of U.S. Strategic Command on Friday tried to strike a balance between advocacy for the modernization of the United States’ nuclear triad and downplaying the nation’s diminished relationship […]

The Air Force has a team assembling the concept of operations for its futuristic multi-domain operations center that was featured in its Future Operating Concept (FOC) released last fall. Air […]

The first cyberspace weapons system, the defensive Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System, reached full operational capability (FOC) on Jan. 7, Air Force Space Command said Tuesday. The AFINC […]

Special operations component commanders on Wednesday detailed acquisition wish lists that included everything from new drones, precision guided munitions for small boats and laser weapons that can be mounted on […]

The Defense Department last week took a step toward fixing a F-35 fuel system issue first discovered in late 2014. F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) spokesman Joe DellaVedova said Thursday […]

The first Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite developed by Lockheed Martin [LMT] finished a key milestone in December in preparation for a late 2016 launch. GPS III space […]

The Air Force on Wednesday said it awarded Orbital ATK [OA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) contracts as part of its effort to get of […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will tackle the Russian rocket engine restrictions in the upcoming authorization season after they were lifted in the fiscal year 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act. […]

The Air Force on Friday released a request for proposals (RFP) on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) space vehicles 11 and beyond Phase […]