Air Force

President Barack Obama’s nominee for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, said last week he’d prioritize alternative fuels development if confirmed. “I would make that a high priority if I am confirmed […]

Large military satellite manufacturers impede meaningful change to the way the Defense Department purchases commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) bandwidth from commercial satellite operators, according to the executive of a commercial […]

Boeing [BA] recently completed software qualification testing and systems integration testing, two important milestones for the Air Force’s Family of Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, according to a company statement. […]

The Air Force said yesterday it canceled its Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS),  an aerostat-borne surveillance program used to support counter-narcotic operations, mostly in southern border regions. Pentagon spokesman Army […]

Raytheon [RTN] submitted a proposal to build the Air Force’s Global Aircrew Strategic Network Terminal (GASTN), according to a company statement. GASNT is a nuclear command and control (C2) system […]

The Air Force is standing behind its troubled Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS), a service spokeswoman said, despite its original cost estimate reportedly quintupling to over $2 billion. […]

The Air Force affirmed last summer in an initial feasibility demonstration the Alcohol-To-Jet (ATJ) biofuel is a viable alternative to power the service’s aircraft, according to the head of the […]

The Air Force could launch a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite with only a navigation payload and without a nuclear detonation detection payload to provide a “fairly inexpensive” satellite, according […]

The Air Force’s Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System (DEAMS) is 7.5 years behind schedule and its original lifecycle cost estimate has more than quintupled to over $2 billion, according […]

The Air Force is currently planning for “longer-term” budget uncertainty, including potential sequestration in March, two of the service’s leaders wrote Monday. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry […]