Air Force

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–Fixing defense acquisition is vital for joint and coalition forces to be dominant, relevant and ready to face the challenges of the 21st century, officials […]

By Ann Roosevelt VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) June 1 created an Irregular Warfare Center (IWC), expected to be fully operational late summer or early fall, with 30 […]

By Emelie Rutherford Boeing supporters in Congress warned yesterday if the Air Force does not heed the Government Accountability Office’s call to reopen the tanker contract competition between Boeing [BA] […]

By Emelie Rutherford A new organization within the Pentagon acquisition chief’s office responsible for all acquisition oversight of Defense Department space and intelligence programs has been officially established with Joshua […]

By Emelie Rutherford With the Government Accountability Office’s decision on Boeing‘s [BA] protest of the Air Force tanker contract to Northrop Grumman [NOC] expected this Thursday, lawmakers on both sides […]

BAE Systems said this week it has completed its acquisition of MTC Technologies in a $450 million deal that expands BAE’s business in the United States as well as its […]

By Emelie Rutherford Congress should move quickly to confirm a new Air Force secretary and chief of staff so questions about the protested tanker contract can be answered and the […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s acquisition chief said he is creating a director level-position for space and intelligence capabilities in his office to ensure "corporate-level oversight" of such systems including […]

By Geoff Fein KaZak Composites, Inc., has developed a sonobuoy that can be deployed from a Navy P-3C aircraft from an altitude of 30,000 feet and from a distance of […]

By Emelie Rutherford Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley’s resignations yesterday are being seized on by congressional critics of Air Force acquisition decisions. It […]