Air Force

The Air Force is considering retiring its fleet of KC-10 aerial refueling tankers among all its options to conform to tightening defense budgets, according to a service spokesman. “As the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] in late April completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR) prototype, according to a company statement. Lockheed Martin spokesman Rashi […]

U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) over the last couple of months has developed a model that instructs the services how to support it, according to the Air Force’s top officer. Air […]

Pentagon officials expressed tempered optimism to lawmakers Wednesday that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will meet key milestones, while stressing the importance of an upcoming assessment of Block 3 […]

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 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 […]