Air Force

F-35 acquisition costs increased $7.4 billion over a year, up 1.9 percent from last year, according to the 2013 Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) submitted to Congress Thursday. Acquisition costs rose […]

The Air Force could be on the hook for increased costs in the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker program if it has to re-open its contract with prime contractor Boeing [BA] […]

The Defense Department and Congress should give preference to fielding long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike aircraft to bolster the U.S. military posture in the Asia-Pacific and enable […]

A key lawmaker’s call to halt all buys of military equipment from Russia does not include the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine used in United States national security space launches, Defense […]

The next year will be critical for the Air Force’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker program as it enters a challenging software phase, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). GAO […]

A pair of lawmakers said Thursday they would introduce legislation to prevent the Air Force from divesting the A-10. Senate Armed Services (SASC) readiness subcommittee Ranking Member Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) […]

The Air Force Thursday successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-67 satellite around 1:48 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The launch took place on one […]

The Navy’s could potentially miss its 2018 deadline for having its F-35 software in place, but it won’t result in cost increases, according to the Defense Department’s program leader. F-35 […]

Boeing [BA] moved up the timing for closing its C-17 production line to mid-2015, an adjustment of approximately three months from an initial estimate of late 2015, according to a […]

A former high ranking Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) officer and a former NASA administrator are participating in the Defense Department’s study into the feasibility of producing the Russian-made RD-180 […]