Air Force

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.– Boeing [BA] is in the midst of a two-year effort to grow its cyber security solutions portfolio, according to a key executive. Boeing Vice President of C3 […]

An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]

The Air Force is preparing to discontinue operations of its legacy Space Fence, known as the Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), despite previously pushing back the contract award for […]

An Air Force nuclear missile wing received an “unsatisfactory” rating after making “tactical-level” errors during one of several exercises, the service said yesterday in a statement. The Air Force Global […]

The Air Force blamed a chafed electrical wire for causing an F-22 fighter jet to crash Nov. 15 at Tyndall AFB, Fla., according to the service’s accident investigation board (AIB) […]

The Air Force successfully launched its sixth Wideband Global Satcom satellite (WGS-6) Wednesday at 8:29 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Boeing– [BA] developed satellite will […]

A key House panel recommends the Air Force add eight MQ-9 Reapers to its fiscal year 2014 budget request as the panel is not happy with the service’s plan for […]

The Air Force is set to launch its sixth Wideband Global Satcom satellite (WGS-6) tonight between 8:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral […]

Raytheon’s [RTN] the joint land attack cruise missile defense elevated netted sensor system (JLENS), has successfully been tested by Army, Navy and now Air Force systems, officials said. A JLENS […]

A key Air Force official yesterday emphasized the importance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the United States in light of the Defense Department’s quadrennial review of strategies and […]