Air Force
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Awarded $189 Million Task Order To Implement HBSS
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been awarded a cybersecurity task order by the Defense Information Services Agency (DISA) to implement the Host Based Security System (HBSS), according to a company statement. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards General Dynamics $5 Million Contract For 35IS Sensor Shadow Work
The Air Force last month awarded General Dynamics [GD] a contract to continue work on its cyberspace intelligence gathering program Sensor Shadow, according to a company statement. The contract, awarded […]
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Air ForceRaytheon’s MMPU Satellite Terminal Achieves Milestone C
Raytheon’s [RTN] Minuteman Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network Program Upgrade (MMPU) satellite terminal system has received a successful Milestone C decision and subsequent production award, according to a company executive. […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s CFO Says 30 Percent Drawdown Budget Reduction A ‘Possibility’
The Defense Department budget could fall 30 percent in terms of inflation-adjusted, total obligation authority “from peak to valley,” following the drawdown of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to […]
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Air ForceF-35A Local Area Operations Flights At Eglin To Begin ‘Next Week’
The Air Force will have its first F-35A Local Area Operations flight “next week sometime” at Eglin AFB, Fla., its chief of staff said yesterday. “In respect to Local Area […]
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Air ForceSchwartz: USAF Must Move Quickly To Execute LAS Deal Before Funds Expire
The Air Force must move quickly to execute the Afghanistan Light Air Support (LAS) contract with Sierra Nevada it intends to terminate with a new solicitation and source selection before […]
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Air ForceATK Receives Fourth Option For 30mm Training Ammunition
ATK [ATK] yesterday said it recently received the award of a fourth contract option to produce 30mm PGU-15A/B cartridges for the Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Contracting Center (RICC), Rock […]
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Air ForceAir Force Intends To Terminate Sierra Nevada Contract Award For Afghanistan LAS
The Air Force intends to “set aside,” or terminate, the contract awarded to Sierra Nevada for the Afghanistan Light Air Support (LAS) program, effective March 2, according to a service […]
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Air ForceGlobal Hawk Cancellation Slammed By HASC
House lawmakers repeatedly slammed the Air Force’s proposal to cancel a variant of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft yesterday, suggesting a powerful committee could attempt to tweak the plan. House […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin’s SpectIR IRST System Demonstrates Capability During Live Fire Test
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] SpectIR infrared search and track system capability (IRST) pod successfully acquired, tracked and provided a weapons cue during a live fire flight test conducted in early November […]