Air Force

A pilot failing to advance power before initiating landing gear retraction was the cause of a May 31 F-22A mishap at Tyndall AFB, Fla., according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation […]

SEATTLE—Boeing [BA] for the first time successfully carried out a test of the next generation of Air Force tankers’ mission control system, the company’s lead engineer for the system said […]

Raytheon [RTN] submitted its proposal Wednesday for the Air Force’s next generation space debris-tracking radar system, according to a company statement. The system, called Space Fence, will be a S-band […]

The Air Force’s investigation into a launch anomaly during the Oct. 4 GPS IIF satellite liftoff is delaying several missions. Air Force spokeswoman Jennifer Green-Lanchoney said Wednesday the Orbital Test […]

The head of the Air Force’s space efforts said the service is going to need clarification of September guidance discussing obtaining military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) services from commercial providers via […]

A spending hawk in the Senate spelled out $67.9 billion in proposed Pentagon reductions yesterday, on the eve of today’s White House summit with lawmakers on fiscal matters including pending […]

The Pentagon’s acquisition overseer this week issued a preliminary update to the Defense Department’s buying guidance, which emphasizes a stronger and better trained acquisition workforce, more backbone when it comes […]

The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $71.5 million order to commence full-rate production (FRP) of its Litening SE advanced targeting pods and spares for the Advanced Targeting Pod-Sensor […]

The United States and Australia have agreed to place a space radar system in western Australia to help track space debris that could damage satellites, according to a Defense Department […]

BAE Systems successfully converted its 300th F-4 Phantom fighter jet into an unmanned flying drone for the Air Force, according to a company statement. Once the F-4s are converted into […]