Air Force

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Navistar Defense LLC [NAV], Indigen Armor and SAIC [SAI] Tuesday said they will team for the coming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) program. The […]

The time is right for the Air Force to invest in a new stealth bomber program because its fleet is too small for crisis response or for a long-term campaign […]

The Pentagon’s decision to move into production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter before it had been adequately tested was a crucial mistake that is still taking a toll on […]

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday issued Strategic Direction to the Joint Force, saying he expects “a new valuation of risk” as the joint force of 2020 […]

The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a five-year competitive contract worth a ceiling value of $94 million to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC), […]

Two powerful lawmakers sent letters to the defense secretary and government auditors yesterday decrying the Pentagon’s decision to lift a probation on the development of a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike […]

The Optionally Responsive Space-1 satellite was declared to achieve initial/final operational capability, according to an Air Force statement. Air Force Gen. William Shelton on Jan. 3 declared the milestone for […]

The Air Force will reduce its fleet of A-10s by 102, leaving it with 246 in inventory, its chief of staff said Friday. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton […]

Boeing [BA] will make its scheduling deadline for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System IIF satellite contract, according to a company statement. Using a pulse-line manufacturing approach, Boeing is capable […]