Air Force

The Navy said Dec. 28 it awarded a total of $4.9 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the continued development of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. […]

The Air Force said Dec. 28 it awarded Boeing [BA] an $895 million contract for operational enhancements to the C-17 military transport aircraft. The contract, a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price […]

The Air Force said Dec. 28 it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.9 billion contract to produce the fifth and sixth satellites of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications […]

The Air Force’s alternative fuels certification effort is on hold and “may go away” if the service doesn’t find more money to continue research. “We have run out of funding […]

Congress’ final defense policy bill pushes back on Pentagon plans to fund a controversial tri-nation missile-defense program and retire aircraft, while authorizing it to continue biofuel development, study an additional […]

The Pentagon on Friday finalized a long-awaited contract to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the fifth batch of F-35s in low-rate production, formally ending a year of contentious negotiations for the […]

Canada is officially considering options other than the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for replacing its CF-18 fighter jet fleet, according to a Canadian government statement. The decision […]

The leadership of key defense panels took shape yesterday, when a new roster of House Armed Services subcommittee chairmen was announced and the head of a powerful budget panel was […]

Growing military power needs for advanced electronics require rugged, uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems that can operate in harsh environments and Acumentrics is finding ways to keep critical systems on […]

Four companies have decided not to bid for the Air Force’s program to replace its HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. European Aeronautic and Space Co., Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] […]