Air Force

Iran is amassing materials such as tungsten copper and specialized aluminum and titanium sheets that are key to production of missiles, including long-range weapons, The Wall Street Journal reported. The […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) members said they plan to question nominees for four top Defense Department posts tomorrow about aircraft and shipbuilding efforts, but don’t see […]

By Emelie Rutherford Defense Secretary Robert Gates in a new letter defends the Pentagon’s decision to spend only a portion of the monies available for parts for future F-22 Raptor […]

By Emelie Rutherford A battle is brewing on Capitol Hill over whether to compel the Pentagon to buy aerial refueling tankers from each of the two firms battling for the […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s request for the supplemental war-funding bill is not complete and may cost $69.7 billion or more, depending on decisions regarding force levels in Afghanistan, the […]

The Air Force shut down the existing Transformational Satellite Communications (TSAT) program competition without awarding a contract. Instead, the restructured contest now moves back to square one, with the air […]

Global space spending hit a record $62 billion this year and will rise 4.5 percent annually to reach $70 billion in 2012, a European firm estimates. The report predicts outlays […]

By Ann Roosevelt Simulation should provide a cost effective portion of training as the joint force prepares to face the future, according to a top U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) […]

By Ann Roosevelt A Defense Department acquisition strategy review next month for the Army’s Sky Warrior unmanned aerial system (UAS), will likely decide to baseline the platform across the department, […]

By Emelie Rutherford A think tank with close ties to President-elect Barack Obama is calling for slowing work on the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization effort, pausing development of […]