Air Force

Sierra Nevada Corp. said on Tuesday it submitted the final component of its response to the Air Force’s Request For Proposals (RFP) for its Light Air Support (LAS) for Afghanistan […]

The Air Force’s competition to upgrade the radars on its F-16 fighter jets comes down to two radar heavyweights: Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC]. With the Air Force announcing […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it received an $87.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide Thailand, Iraq and Oman with its APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar for use […]

The Air Force said Friday it expects to release the draft request for proposals (RFP) for its F-16 radar modernization program on, or near, Aug. 1. The service also said […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes its 35 years of experience, expertise and capability with fire control radars will help it prevail in the Air Force’s F-16 radar modernization competition. Tim Winter, […]

Redesign and modification costs in the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will remain “elevated” into 2019, the first year the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built fighter jet is scheduled to […]

The Air Force said yesterday five people were injured Wednesday evening in a CV-22 Osprey crash in Florida. The crash occured at Hurlburt Field, Fla., around 6:45 p.m., the service […]

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s lawsuit against the Air Force over the cancellation of the Light Air Support contract with Afghanistan is as much about getting access to the Commander Directed Investigation […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. on Tuesday said it filed suit in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to seek reinstatement of the Air Force’s $355 million Light Air Support (LAS) contract […]

Raytheon [RTN] executives said yesterday they believe South Korea will finish evaluating proposals from Raytheon and Northrop Grumman [NOC] for upgrading its F-16 fleet with modern electronic radars within the […]