Air Force

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet has been cleared to resume operations after being grounded last week due to a crack in an engine turbine blade, the F-35 Joint Program […]

The impact of existing and looming budget cuts facing the Defense Department from an ongoing budget resolution and sequestration in FY ’13 alone would have a severe impact on some […]

The Air Force’s nominee to become its number two civilian said he’d cast a critical eye on troubled Defense Department information technology systems. “I approach all business IT systems with […]

The nominee for the Pentagon position of deputy acquisition chief heard plenty of complaints about the struggling F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program during his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday. Senators John […]

The Defense Department is working on a reprogramming request that, if approved by Congress, could provide funding to keep the Air Force’s Alcohol-to-Jet (ATJ) alternative fuel certification effort alive, according […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] expects to perform a critical design review (CDR) this year for the new FMU-162/B Electronic Safe and Arm Fuse (ESAF) on its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), […]

Sierra Nevada Defense Corp. (SNC) and subcontractor Embraer [ERJ] yesterday prevailed over Beechcraft for the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) contract to provide 20 light attack aircraft to Afghanistan’s […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has delivered the first of two protected communications payloads for the Air Force’s Enhanced Polar System (EPS), according to a company statement. EPS will provide continuous coverage […]

The Pentagon has suspended flights for its entire fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters following the discovery of a crack on an engine blade during a routine inspection. The Pentagon’s […]

The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $6.9 billion contract for F-22 modernization. Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick said Wednesday the contract includes efforts associated with […]