Air Force
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Air ForceJoint Staff-Sponsored Bold Quest 13.2 Capability Demonstrations and Assessment Prep Under Way
Hundreds of military and civilian men and women from the United States and 11 other nations are converging in Indiana for almost all of September to assess systems and test […]
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Air ForceAir Force Signs Off On Boeing’s KC-46A Tanker Design
Prime contractor Boeing [BA] and the Air Force validated the final elements of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker design, clearing the way for production and testing, according to a company […]
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Air ForceAsymmetric Fight Requires Knowledge Advantage For Decision Advantage, Report Says
To win the fight in asymmetric warfare often will require information and intelligence gathering at all levels of operations, which helps gives United States forces a knowledge advantage that in […]
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Air ForceWin In South Korea Would Extend F-15 Line By Three Years, Boeing Exec Says
ST LOUIS–If Boeing’s F-15 Silent Eagle wins South Korea’s competition to supply the next fighter jet, it would extend the production line for the aircraft by three years and into […]
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Air ForceRadar System For B61-12 Nuke Successfully Tested
In an ongoing effort to modernize the nuclear arsenal, new radar systems for the B61-12 tactical nuclear bomb were successfully tested twice on Aug. 14-15, the National Nuclear Security Administration […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Launches NROL-65 Satellite
The Air Force yesterday successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-65 satellite yesterday around 2:08 p.m. EST from Vandenberg AFB, Calif. The launch took place on one of United […]
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Air ForceRaytheon To Perform Over-The-Air FAB-T Software Demo In October
Raytheon [RTN] will perform in October an over-the-air demonstration of its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) software running on terminal hardware, an important milestone for the company, according […]
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Air ForceDoD, Pratt & Whitney Agree On Sixth Lot Of F-35 Engines
The Defense Department and F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney reached an agreement in principle for a sixth lot of F135 engines, including the first propulsion systems for international partners […]
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Air ForceEight More Companies Receive Pieces Of $6.9 Billion NETCENTS-2 Contract
The Air Force awarded eight additional companies pieces of a potential $6.9 billion contract known as NETCENTS-2 that could make providing innovative information technology (IT) products and capabilities easier and […]
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Air ForceBoeing Continuing To Invest In GPS Capabilities, Cooning Says
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Although Boeing [BA] will complete its Global Positioning System IIF (GPS IIF) contract this year, a key executive said last week the company will continue to […]