Air Force

A key House panel approved a defense budget yesterday that gives the Pentagon funding it did not request to prevent a temporary shutdown of three vehicles’ production lines, a move […]

The United States could initially sell four F-35 Joint Strike Fighter conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) jets to Japan with an option for 38 more, according to a Defense Security […]

The Air Force released its final amended request for proposals (RFP) for the Afghanistan Light Air Support (LAS) contract, according to a service spokeswoman. The RFP, which is posted on […]

The Air Force is pushing back the release of the final Request for Proposals (RFP) for its Orbital/Suborbital small and medium lift program (OPS-3) to mid-May, according to an Air […]

The oxygen generating systems for pilots aboard the F-22 and F-35 are “very different,” but Lockheed Martin [LMT] evaluates the lessons learned on the F-22 to ensure problems do not […]

Two key House panels are proposing to add funding to the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2013 budget this week for equipment including a submarine, Navy cruisers, and unmanned aircraft. The House […]

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A new engine developed by Pratt & Whitney for commercial airliners and currently in flight testing contains turbine advances that could eventually wind up on the […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered the 195th and final F-22 Raptor fighter jet to the Air Force yesterday in a ceremony held at the company’s Marietta, Ga., location, a company statement […]

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies [UTX] company, expects its military jet engine business to grow over the long run as construction of the F-35 Joint […]

The total projected cost of F-22A fighter jet modernization efforts more than doubled since the program started and the schedule for delivering full capabilities slipped seven years, according to a […]