Air Force

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 […]

The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $405 million in space systems contracts, kick-starting work on additional Global Positioning System (GPS) III and Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) satellites. […]

The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $160 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to buy hardware and support for the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system. Northrop […]

Boeing [BA] will wrap up production of its three remaining Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites by the end of 2013, according to a company spokeswoman. Boeing is under an […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] will perform a system demonstration of a Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) prototype in July, according to a company executive. Northrop Grumman Ground-Based Radar Programs Director Mike […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) recently completed Reliability Assessment Program (RAP) Lot 6 testing with two final flights, according to a company statement. In the first test, […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] is integrating an upgraded version of Boeing’s [BA] bunker-busting Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) onto the B-2 stealth bomber, according to a Northrop Grumman executive. “It’s being integrated […]