Air Force

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] prototype for the Air Force’s next generation of GPS proved that it will be able to communicate with the existing GPS satellite constellation, the company said yesterday. […]

The Air Force Tuesday successfully launched its Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) and Space Test Program (STP) satellites from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia, according to a service statement. […]

The military services, in addition to pursuing their own individual projects, are increasing cooperation with each other to achieve energy goals, which constitute a large chunk of each branch’s budget. […]

With two different reports due in February 2014 that could affect the role the National Guard plays post-Afghanistan, the National Guard Bureau is hard at work trying to develop metrics […]

The Air Force could delay purchasing up to 24 conventional variants of the F-35 over the fiscal year 2014-2019 timeframe due to sequestration-related budget cuts, acting Air Force Secretary Eric […]

The constrained budget environment along with the high cost associated with maintaining, upgrading and testing platforms and systems developed under closed architecture models has prompted the Air Force to move […]

The Air Force needs to think of ways that don’t necessarily involve offensive capability to protect its space assets as space becomes increasingly congested, the service’s top civilian said yesterday. […]

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) introduced legislation Tuesday requiring the Defense Department to report to Congress on its use of the Russian RD-180 rocket engine in national security launches. The bill […]

The Air Force has created a long-term plan to deal with budgets lowered by sequestration called Air Force 2023, an “honest look” at what the service could look like in […]

The Air Force is debating whether its two remaining Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) spacecraft will be useful by the time they are launched, according to a high-ranking official. “There’s […]