Air Force

The Air Force anticipates green-lighting in September final low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the first of three increments of a new computer upgrade system for the B-2 stealth bomber, according […]

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 satellite Friday, it said in statement. IOC means the SBSS system has […]

The Air Force said Monday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT], Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] approximately $35 million firm fixed price contracts for the Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (Pre-EMD) […]

The Air Force seeks repair sources for the Head Up Display (HUD) and related components on F-16 Blocks 30/32, 40/42 and 50/52 according to a June 27 request for information […]

A fault with one of the X-51A’s cruiser control fins caused it to fail during flight Tuesday, according to the Air Force. The Air Force’s experimental unmanned hypersonic X-51A WaveRider […]

POWAY, Calif. —General Atomics has begun testing a new cockpit for operating its Predator family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and could begin delivering the ground control stations within a […]

The Air Force successfully activated the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite’s payload yesterday at 2:25 p.m. EST, according to a Space and Missile Systems Center statement. Payload activation was accomplished […]

The Air Force’s second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite successfully arrived at its geostationary-orbit test location at around 6:30 p.m. EST Friday, according to an Air Force Space and […]

Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh became the service’s 20th chief of staff Friday during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Welsh takes over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who retires […]

The Air Force recently awarded Harris [HRS] a $6.5 million contract for Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) multiband, multi-mission handheld radios, according to a company statement. The service is acquiring the radios […]