Air Force

The Air Force is facing a potential “mass” exodus of commercial airline pilots to retirement that could cause a run of Air Force aviators to the commercial sector beginning as […]

In a significant turn of events, the Air Force set 2023 or 2024 as its target for getting for the long-delayed T-X trainer into its fleet, according to the service’s […]

The Air Force said Friday it awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $534.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for production lot 27 of the company’s Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). Lot 27 production […]

The head of a Senate panel that will quiz Pentagon leaders on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on Wednesday said he wants to air developments with the program that he […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) detailed on Friday the funding cuts and reforms it is seeking–to efforts including the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and presidential helicopter–in the fiscal year […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this spring began an investigation into potential anti-competitive practices on the part of space launch services provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) and rocket engine supplier […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) yesterday denied Beechcraft’s protest of the Air Force’s $427 million Light Air Support (LAS) contract award to Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) LAS is an […]

The Pentagon’s acquisition chief, Frank Kendall, said Thursday the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program is on track to ramp up production as planned in in two years “unless there is […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved a defense policy bill Thursday that supports the Pentagon’s request for buying F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and Littoral Combat Ships (LCSs), while scaling […]

A number of contractors have reasserted their intention to bid on Air Force Space Command’s (AFSPC) multi-billion dollar Launch and Test Range System Integrated Support Contract (LISC). The trio of […]