Air Force

The Air Force recently awarded Harris [HRS] a $6.5 million contract for Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) multiband, multi-mission handheld radios, according to a company statement. The service is acquiring the radios […]

BAE Systems beat out Lockheed Martin [LMT] on South Korea’s program to upgrade the avionics and electronic systems on its F-16 fleet. BAE Systems said yesterday South Korea will deliver […]

The chairman and ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence proposed eliminating the Defense Department’s infrastructure subsidy provided to United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part of increasing […]

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The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to be the service’s next chief of staff yesterday after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lifted his hold blocking the confirmation vote. “After (Thursday), […]

President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan to become the next head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday. The nomination […]

The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) yesterday added $130 million to President Barack Obama’s budget for industrial-base initiatives while reducing his proposed level of Pentagon funding by $100 million. During yesterday’s […]

The Air Force yesterday blamed a faulty pressurization “schedule” in the F-22 for hypoxia-like symptoms its pilots were suffering. The faulty pressurization schedule caused a pressurized vest to inflate, restricting […]

Serco Inc., the North American arm of Serco Group plc (SRP), yesterday said it was awarded a potential $73 million contract to support the Defense Department Joint Program Office with […]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said yesterday he is trying to schedule a meeting with Air Force chief of staff nominee Gen. Mark Welsh to discuss the hold he placed on […]