Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford A Senate panel unveiled a defense appropriations bill yesterday that all but assures continued C-17 aircraft production while leaving the F-35’s alternate engine, F-22 jet, and VH-71 […]

By Ann Roosevelt French Air Force Gen. St�phane Abrial yesterday became Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT), leading one of two NATO strategic commands and previously led by U.S. commanders. Abrial […]

By Marina Malenic Responding to competitive pressure from a rival engine manufacturing team, the producer of the main engine for the Defense Department’s newest fighter jet will also offer the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers siding with the Obama administration in its opposition to a second alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter said they would support President Obama if […]

By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] supporters in Congress argued last Friday that as the Pentagon prepares to release the solicitation for the Air Force tanker it cannot ignore the World […]

By Marina Malenic and Emelie Rutherford General Electric [GE] and Rolls-Royce are seeking to win over critics of the plan to purchase an alternate engine for the Pentagon’s newest fighter […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force said last week late-stage testing will begin within the next month on a reliability-challenged cruise missile, which unavoidably will experience a production line shutdown […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force is planning to conduct an analysis of a light-attack aircraft envisioned for potential purchase by Iraq, though that nation has expressed a preference for […]

By Emelie Rutherford Following previous delays, Air Force officials stood by plans yesterday for releasing a streamlined solicitation for the KC-X aerial-refueling tanker to two industry teams next month. "The […]

By Emelie Rutherford A key Navy-focused committee in Congress soon will receive new leadership, following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Tuesday and retirement of Sen. Mel Martinez […]