Air Force

Simple satellite sensors with broad commercial utility could be a starting point for the Defense Department to change its satellite acquisition culture as opposed to satellites with a complex and […]

The Air Force awarded BAE Systems a series of contract modifications worth more than $60 million to continue supporting three large radar and telescope systems used for missile warning and […]

The Pentagon’s acquisition chief has directed the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) lead an effort to design a high performance aircraft that would lead to a working prototype to […]

Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) integration testing on the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) variant is expected to begin as early as mid-December, according to a service spokeswoman. The JSF […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is scheduled to deliver to Northrop Grumman [NOC] today the system module of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite (AEHF-4) for payload integration, according to […]

The Air Force awarded Battlespace Flight Services LLC a $950 million contract for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) organizational-level maintenance support, according to a Nov. 13 Defense Department statement. The contract […]

Plans by the Air Force and Navy to extend the lives of some of its fighter jets because of delays in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could cost more […]

ITT Exelis [XLS] said Monday it completed electromagnetic compatibility testing of its Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) at Edwards AFB, Calif. Six weeks of testing was performed on […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Monday its team developing the Air Force’s next generational Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites has completed thermal vacuum testing for the Navigation Payload Element (NPE) […]

Warfighters want more sensors and next-generation sensors, and they also want the swift transfer of high-resolution imagery or data for time sensitive missions. ITT Exelis [XLS] plans tests next year […]