Air Force

The Air Force said yesterday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $830 million firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification for additional production of 18 F-16s for Iraq. The modification also includes associated […]

The Air Force said Friday Secretary Michael Donley plans to step down as the service’s top civilian June 21 after serving in the position for nearly five years. Donley was […]

The Defense Department is aiming to test launch a Minuteman III ICBM in the window of May 21 to 23, Assistant Defense Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs Madelyn Creedon told […]

Netherlands-based Fokker Aerostructures has signed two contracts for F-35 work with Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Northrop Grumman [NOC], collectively valued at approximately $78 million. The two contracts are for the […]

The Air Force’s “road map” for its Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) will soon be approved, likely this summer, a key service official said yesterday. Air Force Deputy Chief of […]

Driving down production costs and attacking long-term lifecycle costs are a top priority for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, service and program office officials yesterday told members of the Senate […]

William LaPlante will be the Air Force’s next principal deputy assistant secretary for acquisition, service Secretary Michael Donley said yesterday. LaPlante is currently the missile defense portfolio director for the […]

The Air Force is in the process of bringing in information technology (IT) expertise to help provide expert advice for the service’s IT programs, service Secretary Michael Donley told Defense […]

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims upheld Friday the Air Force lifting of a stay-of-work order that allowed Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) and Embraer [ERJ] to begin work on […]

Military leaders said yesterday their budgets are being squeezed by the volatility of fossil-fuel prices. Senate Armed Services Readiness and Management Support subcommittee Chairwoman Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) noted to the […]