Air Force

The F-35 on Friday completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal gun, according to a Defense Department statement. The blasts came from the aircraft’s internal gun airborne […]

The Air Force on Saturday successfully launched its 11th satellite in the Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-11). Launch took place at 12:13 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air […]

The Air Force Friday morning delayed the launch of its 11th satellite in the Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-11) from Friday until Saturday, according to a service statement. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Thursday announced Jeff Babione will become executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, effective Jan. 1. Babione succeeds Lorraine Martin, who has been […]

The U.S. Air Force is set to launch the 11th Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-11) on Friday. The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been chosen to build the Air Force’s next-generation long-range bomber, a major aircraft manufacturing contract that is worth an estimated $80 billion. The incumbent manufacturer of […]

The F-35 program office is working on a variety of fixes for ejection seat issues that caused the Air Force to impose weight restrictions, but it may take a year […]

The Defense Department has completed all F-35 block 3i software mission system testing and intends on delivering the software block to the field by January, according to Pentagon’s F-35 chief. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday denied Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] protest of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex-Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support […]

The Air Force believes it is in the early phases of developing an algorithm that will be able to predict the effects of cyber capability. Air Force Air Combat Command […]