Air Force

The Pentagon held two days of talks with Lockheed Martin [LMT] this week to present its “should-cost” estimate for the fifth low-rate initial production (LRIP) phase for the F-35 Joint […]

The military service chiefs gave dire warnings yesterday about cuts to weapons programs and harm to the defense industrial base coming if congressional inaction spurs roughly $1 trillion in Pentagon budget […]

Senior Pentagon officials warned Congress yesterday that budget reductions for nuclear weapons modernization and life extension programs could be detrimental to the U.S. strategic deterrence. “While we recognize that fiscal […]

Declining numbers of nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal makes it even more critical to maintain the sea-, land- and air-based delivery systems that make up the “triad” of the […]

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Oct. 26 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India for six Lockheed Martin [LMT] C-130J aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training […]

NASA launched a new satellite today, ushering in the next generation of Earth orbiters designed to track weather and global conditions while providing the military with critical operational data. The […]

Acquiring more fuel and energy efficient weapons platforms needs to play a greater role in Air Force procurement to reduce long-term costs, a top energy official for the service said […]

If the Defense Department fails to provide additional funding for the F-35 fighter program as the fifth production lot, aircraft prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] would face a $1.2 billion […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and ATK [ATK] said yesterday they successfully ground-tested a Minuteman III Stage 1 solid rocket motor for the Air Force as part of the Minuteman Solid Rocket […]

BAE Systems was expected to debut the first U.S. flight demonstration of the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft at the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show over the weekend. The performances […]