Air Force

The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 […]

The Air Force Academy has selected the Cirrus Aircraft SR20 single-engine turboprop for its Powered Flight Program to meet airmanship training requirements. The Air Force has awarded Cirrus a $6.1 […]

The Air Force on Wednesday successfully launched the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS-1) prototype satellite from the Minotaur I launch vehicle at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Va., the service and […]

U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is proposing an array of Pentagon acquisition reforms, ranging from measures targeting weapon systems’ testing and operations costs to contractors’ compensation and political activities. […]

U.K.-based Dytecna Ltd has made the decision to divest its interest in Dytecna Asia Pacific Pty Ltd in Melbourne, Australia, effective immediately. Systems engineering firm Dytecna said it invested more […]

House members will try to kill a special fund for emergency war-related spending in the annual Pentagon spending bill when the House debates it next month. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) […]

The White House threatened to veto the $530 billion Pentagon budget the House is debating over funding cuts, added monies for a cargo aircraft, and policy provisions. The House began debating […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Finmeccanica’s SELEX Galileo said they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly pursue the international directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) market.  Capitalizing on their unique […]

In a surprise move, Lockheed Martin [LMT] is turning to its maritime sector chief to work on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), a troubled program the company has bet […]