Air Force

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 […]

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 […]

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 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]. […]

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 […]