Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford President Obama declared yesterday he will sign the defense authorization bill into law this week, quashing any lingering speculation he could veto the legislation because it supports an […]

By Emelie Rutherford Alabama’s congressional delegation is charging the solicitation for the Air Force’s tanker competition is rife with flaws and does not spell out an appropriate "best value" competition. Pentagon […]

Government officials from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi yesterday said they have created a multi-state alliance aimed at promoting the Gulf Coast region as a "world class aerospace, space and […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senior lawmakers predicted President Obama will not veto the final Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed yesterday because it authorizes an aircraft engine program the Pentagon opposes. […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon has opted against transferring non-excess National Guard and reserve equipment to Iraqi forces, appeasing lawmakers concerned about U.S. military response to domestic emergencies. "I am […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congress nixed the Pentagon’s attempt to rejigger millions of dollars in its coffers for re-engining a troubled intelligence-gathering aircraft and launching several new weapons programs. The four […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon and White House reminded lawmakers this week if the final fiscal year 2010 defense appropriations bill continues the canceled VH-71 presidential helicopter program President Obama […]

Egypt has requested the possible Foreign Military Sale of 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 aircraft, parts, weapons and equipment with a potential value of $3.2 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency […]

By Ann Roosevelt The future joint operational concepts expressed in the Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO) were validated in a U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM)-led seminar wargame, but the […]

Boeing [BA] and the Air Force anno8unced yesterday that on Sept. 19 their Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft damaged a moving ground vehicle, completing ATL’s first air-to-ground, high-power laser engagement […]