Air Force

The Defense Department’s V-22 Osprey program is exploring a potential “mid-life upgrade” effort that could begin in the late 2020s, a key official said April 14. The possible refurbishment of […]

Although the F-35 program office has made strides to keep the program on cost and schedule, the aircraft’s complicated software and logistics system presents a significant hurdle to fielding the […]

Raytheon‘s [RTN] newest Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) variant, the AIM-120D, recently achieved three key program milestones, according to a company statement. The Air Force recently successfully completed testing […]

Raytheon [RTN] and the Air Force completed three successful Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) program reviews leading up to a mid-May Milestone C decision, according to a company statement. […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday denied InSpace 21 LLC’s reconsideration request after GAO dismissed a protest challenging the award of a contract to Range Generation Next LLC for […]

The Air Force is restarting a focus on long-term developmental planning, or a game plan to develop a better technology product over time, according to the service’s top officer. Air […]

The Air Force on Thursday awarded another Network Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to 17 companies worth a possible combined value of $5.8 billion, according to […]

Pratt & Whitney is still evaluating several potential long-term solutions to correct a problem that led to a fire last summer on one of its engines that power the F-35 […]

The 56th Fighter Wing, at Luke AFB, Ariz., completed its 1,000th F-35 training sortie on Tuesday, the Air Force said. The Air Force highlighted this is the fastest F-35 wing […]

The Defense Department and Pratt & Whitney are still pursuing a long-term solution to the F135 problem that lead to an engine fire and a temporary grounding of the F-35 […]