Air Force

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 […]

The next generation of the Air Force’s long-range strike bomber should be capable of conducting intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) in addition to delivering conventional and nuclear weapons, the chief […]

The Army plans to move out swiftly to acquire a new Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Ground Mobile Radio (GMR) once a signed Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) from DoD’s top […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has stymied the Pentagon’s attempt to shift around funds to cover cost overruns with nascent F-35 Joint Strike Fighters built by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has installed the first training system for loading weapons on the F-35 Lightning II at the training center at Eglin AFB, Fla. The system is designed to […]

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a series of modernization and maintenance contracts for the A-10 Thunderbolt worth nearly $19 million, the company said yesterday. The first calls […]

The Northrop Grumman [NOC]-led engineering team building the Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) spacecraft continues to take delivery of key hardware, making significant progress on satellite fabrication several months ahead […]

Pentagon leaders made clear yesterday the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is under continued scrutiny, expressing doubt about buying all three aircraft variants as well as attempts to revive the jet’s […]

Any spending reductions on the KC-46A refueling tanker would force the Air Force to renegotiate the contract with manufacturer Boeing [BA], a move that would cause cost to rise, top Pentagon […]

A top Washington think tank is calling on the Pentagon to prioritize naval and air forces during upcoming budget cuts, while controlling requirements for new systems, focusing investment on weapons […]