Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford Pentagon leaders yesterday defended their budget to House lawmakers, who questioned the analysis behind the defense proposal and its limitations on efforts including the C-27J Joint Cargo […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) is preparing for a seminar wargame at the end of the month that will examine how the joint force copes […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–In the coming years, the U.S. military will not face wars with clearly defined beginnings and ends, so it must become more versatile and adaptable, […]

By Marina Malenic With the Air Force in the midst of major adjustments to its future military satellite communications (MILSATCOM) capabilities, the program manager for the F-35 Lightening II Joint […]

By Emelie Rutherford Dozens of lawmakers sent letters to the Obama administration yesterday, when the Pentagon unveiled its detailed budget request, decrying its proposed elimination of the jobs- generating F-22 […]

By Emelie Rutherford The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) approved yesterday a supplemental war-spending bill after shifting funding from Army radios to Navy aircraft and adding language encouraging a multi-year contract […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of a House panel said yesterday he still supports a dual buy of the Air Force tanker, after a plan for such a nontraditional procurement was omitted from a […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Sikorsky Aircraft [UTX] unveiled its X2 TECHNOLOGY Light Tactical Helicopter design Monday at the Army Aviation Association of America annual conference here. "These technologies can potentially bring new rotorcraft […]

By Emelie Rutherford House appropriators want to bolster war funding in the White House’s supplemental spending request by $4.7 billion, with much of the increase covering C-17 and C-130 cargo aircraft and […]

By Ann Roosevelt The capstone future study program Unified Quest 09 (UQ09) examining the concepts and capabilities required for strategic, joint and tactical challenges the U.S. military will face 2018-2025 […]