Air Force

Retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his parting words to the press, said yesterday it remains to be seen if President Barack Obama’s proposed $400 billion cut to security spending […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved last night its version of the fiscal year 2012 defense authorization bill, which changes the Pentagon’s plans for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and […]

A senior senator signaled yesterday he is pessimistic about his chamber funding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s alternate engine, but pledged to weigh a plan for the contractor to use […]

Outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that he expects Pentagon officials to find additional savings from acquisition programs and through contractual changes with industry. During his final congressional hearing before his […]

The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) endorsed yesterday a $530 billion defense budget after approving new provisions supporting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and M1 Abrams tank programs. The House is […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) cast a unanimous voice vote yesterday in favor of making Leon Panetta the next defense secretary, leaving a confirmation vote by the full Senate the final […]

A House panel wants to boost the Pentagon’s proposed funding for a future bomber and existing Humvees and tanks, while calling for scrutiny of the Pentagon’s efficiencies initiative, Navy shipbuilding, […]

Boeing [BA] last week said it has been awarded a one-year option of the Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) E-4B prime system integrator upgrade contract from the Air Force. […]

Defense watchers will seek insight during Leon Panetta’s confirmation hearing today into how he would treat weapon systems and industry as defense secretary, though the Washington insider offers few details […]

The Pentagon has delayed by half a year the award of a long-term maintenance contract for its Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system in locations including Alaska and California. The Missile […]