Air Force

The Air Force authorized full rate production (FRP) of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] next-generation Infrared Missile Warning System (MWS), according to a company statement. The Infrared MWS, which was approved for […]

The Air Force last month issued a request for proposals (RFP) for an alternate source for its Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T), according to a notice […]

President Obama nominated Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to become the new Air Force chief of staff once Gen. Norton Schwartz retires this summer, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday. […]

The Joint Program Executive Office for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JPEO JTRS) recently said the Soldier Radio Waveform Network Manager (SRWNM) was assessed as operationally suitable and effective. The […]

The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] completed the KC-46A Preliminary Design Review (PDR), the aerial refueling tanker’s first major milestone, on April 27, according to a service statement. […]

The Air Force seeks information from industry for a threat-simulating radar system capable of simultaneously tracking and engaging multiple targets in support of next-generation aircrew training requirements, according to a […]

The Air Force is seeking proposals from industry for the development, production and sustainment of KC-46 aerial refueling tanker Aircrew Training Systems (ATS), according to a notice posted on Federal […]

The Air Force is nudging closer to figuring out the problem with F-22 Raptor’s oxygen system that has caused pilots to experience dizzying hypoxia spells or blackouts that were behind […]

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is calling for pressuring the Pentagon to firm up usage dates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the defense policy legislation it passed via […]

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter test program is ahead of its 2012 flight test plan, the company said. The System Development and Demonstration (SDD) program completed 373 flights […]