Air Force

Members of the Kansas congressional delegation want a “thorough, compelling explanation” from the Defense Department on why the Air Force awarded the $427.5 million Light Air Support (LAS) contract to […]

A joint French and Italian crew March 6 operating two French Air Force Surface-To-Air-Missile Platform/Terrain (SAMP/T) units successfully scored in a test against a ballistic missile threat, for the first […]

Beechcraft protested with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Friday the Air Force’s recent award of a $427 million contract to Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) to provide 20 of Brazilian […]

The limitations, workarounds and flight restrictions in place on the F-35A at this early stage of its development substantially limit its utility of training, the Defense Department’s chief weapons tester […]

Slowing the production of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters because of the automatic government budget cuts that took effect last week could cause the price of its engines to rise and […]

Budget inflexibility due to sequestration budget cuts and an extended continuing resolution (CR) could cause the Air Force to re-open its next-generation KC-46 aerial refueling tanker contract with Boeing [BA]. […]

Though the Defense Department identified the cause of an engine blade crack on an F-35A that lead to a fleet-wide grounding, the long-term durability of the F135 engine is unknown, […]

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $71-million contract modification to conduct flight tests this year of a long range anti-ship missile, the company said […]

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is investing approximately $340.9 million in state-of-the-art training facilities for A400M Atlas aircraft Royal Air Force pilots and crew. The 18-year contract with A400M Training […]

The Air Force will reduce flying hours by as much as 18 percent as sequestration-related budget cuts start sinking in after their March 1 implementation, according to a service spokeswoman. […]