Air Force

MDA Deputy Director O’Reilly To Succeed Obering As Director Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, after providing stellar, sterling leadership for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) since 2004 that rescued […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans by spring of 2009 to launch the developmental Space Based Space Surveillance System (SBSS), one of five planned kickoffs of major new operational […]

By Emelie Rutherford Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley told lawmakers yesterday the service will likely need more than 76 B-52 bombers and that he is committed to […]

By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] officially protested the Air Force’s decision to give a $35 billion-plus deal for aerial-refueling tankers to a rival last night, after angry lawmakers alleged Boeing […]

By Emelie Rutherford and Jen DiMascio Boeing [BA] announced last night it will protest the Air Force’s award to a rival Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) […]

By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] on Friday said it "will give serious consideration to filing a protest" against the Air Force’s award to a rival for a lucrative contract to […]

By Emelie Rutherford Air Force leaders told Senate authorizers yesterday they personally support funding a second-engine program for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), citing cost as the sole rationale […]

By Jen DiMascio and Emelie Rutherford Regardless of whether the Air Force acted legally and responsibly in its decision to choose Northrop Grumman [NOC] to build the service’s next aerial […]

By Emelie Rutherford Air Force investigators soon will start probing the late-February crash of a Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 bomber in the western Pacific, once a safety panel that convened […]

By Jen DiMascio In a surprise decision, the Air Force on Friday picked a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) team over Boeing [BA] to develop and […]