Air Force

The Air Force has extended Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] engineering support contract for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program. The $312 million contract modification that runs through the end […]

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned yesterday if the Pentagon does not force Lockheed Martin [LMT] to pay for a greater portion of cost overruns with the next F-35 Joint Strike […]

The General Electric [GE]-Rolls-Royce partnership developing the second F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine said Friday they will abandon the project at the end of the year. “The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter […]

Under the threat of a budget sequestration and a push for general deficit reduction, the Defense Department is entering a period of a defense build down that will have a […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it was awarded a $5.75 million contract from the Air Force to provide research and development for the Modular Architecture for Signal-processing, Tracking and Exploitation […]

The Air Force is committed to developing its next long-range strike capability despite defense spending reductions, a top general said yesterday, adding the platform “remains essential.” “Certainly the Air Force […]

The Air Force has authorized Raytheon [RTN] to begin low-rate initial-production for the variant of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) that will be equipped with radar-jamming capability, the company […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leaders worked yesterday on clearing a package of amendments to the Pentagon policy bill for quick approval, as the chamber prepared to vote on advancing the […]

Boeing [BA] has received a contract from the Air Force to upgrade the visual systems in the F-15C mission training centers, the company said yesterday. The 12 training centers will […]

The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) earlier this month awarded MBDA a contract to destroy 36,000 complex munitions. The value of the work was not revealed. Under the contract, […]