Air Force

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled over Pentagon spending and Navy shipbuilding last night during the final presidential debate before the Nov. 6 election. Obama mocked Romney, […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it has appointed James Culmo vice president of the company’s newly-formed High-Altitude, Long Endurance (HALE) Enterprise. Culmo will lead the HALE Enterprise organization, comprising unmanned […]

The Air Force recently awarded ATK [ATK] a $32 million contract to produce 30mm tactical (PGU-13) and training (PGU-15) ammunition, according to an ATK statement. The PGU-13 is a high-explosive […]

The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $34.1 million contract for follow-on production of Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-10, GBU-12 and GBU-16 guidance kits, according […]

Boeing [BA] this week begins assembly of the first refueling boom for the Air Force’s KC-46 next-generation aerial refueling tanker, according to a company statement. The boom will be assembled […]

The Air Force said Friday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $94.7 million firm-fixed-price contract to retrofit 12 F-16 C/D Block 60 multi-role fighter jets for Oman. Air Force spokeswoman […]

The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded Pratt & Whitney [UTX] a $30 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract modification for its proposed development program to improve the performance of […]

The Air Force seeks information from industry as it formulates contract approaches for combining a potential Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Military Ka-band/Commercial Ka-band airborne SATCOM terminal system, according to a […]

The Air Force is soliciting information from industry to assist in planning for the procurement of its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase and beyond, […]

The Defense Department recently awarded Boeing [BA] a $2 billion follow-on contract for the C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP), according to a company statement. The GISP is a […]