Air Force

Australia on Wednesday said it received its last nine of 72 total F-35A aircraft. The Royal Australian Air Force received its first two F-35As in December 2018. The Defense Ministry […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the program office for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 are investing in digital engineering to speed development, as AFRL hosts a ribbon […]

U.S. Space Force launched the seventh Lockheed Martin [LMT] Global Positioning System III (GPS III) satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Monday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force […]

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) says he favors an increase in U.S. Space Force numbers, including more general officers and personnel with acquisition experience and the service’s […]

SpaceX wants the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve 25 annual launches of the company-touted reusable Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy boosters from SpaceX’s Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas. That […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Monday that it is selling three of its MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones to Poland. Based on the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper, the […]

Those in uniform have criticized military services’ outsourcing of sustainment to industry as leading to higher costs, causing repair delays, and lowering military readiness. Last week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), […]

Rolls-Royce said on Friday that its F130 engine passed a U.S. Air Force Critical Design Review (CDR)–a step “clearing the way for final development, test, and production efforts to proceed […]

The relative new kids on the defense block, such as Anduril and  Palantir [PLTR], stand to win big, if one reads behind Thursday comments by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.), the […]

As Taiwan awaits the arrival of new Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 Vipers to help counter China, the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday announced a $987 million contract to Leidos [LDOS] […]