Air Force

The oxygen generating systems for pilots aboard the F-22 and F-35 are “very different,” but Lockheed Martin [LMT] evaluates the lessons learned on the F-22 to ensure problems do not […]

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A new engine developed by Pratt & Whitney for commercial airliners and currently in flight testing contains turbine advances that could eventually wind up on the […]

DynCorp International, Force Protection Industries [GD], Oshkosh Defense [OSK] and McLane Advanced Technologies yesterday unveiled a new joint venture, Mission Readiness, to compete for a potential $3 billion-plus contract for […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] delivered the 195th and final F-22 Raptor fighter jet to the Air Force yesterday in a ceremony held at the company’s Marietta, Ga., location, a company statement […]

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies [UTX] company, expects its military jet engine business to grow over the long run as construction of the F-35 Joint […]

The total projected cost of F-22A fighter jet modernization efforts more than doubled since the program started and the schedule for delivering full capabilities slipped seven years, according to a […]

The Air Force will rely on a blend of manned and unmanned tactical aviation for “at least this generation” because of the need for planes that can survive contested airspace, […]

Pentagon and congressional stakeholders should re-evaluate the Air Force’s decision to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aerial system (UAS) in favor of the legacy U-2 spy plane because […]

The Air Force and Boeing [BA] completed the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker’s preliminary design review (PDR) Exit Criteria Review Friday, but not the PDR itself, according to a Air Force […]

The Air Force wants information from industry for a system to passively extract and convert weather data from AN/TPS-75 radar into weather radar imagery, according to an April 30 Request […]