Air Force

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 […]

By Jen DiMascio The Air Force chief of staff yesterday indicated he would welcome discussions with the defense secretary about opening the F-22 Raptor to foreign military sales. The sale […]

By Jen DiMascio The Air Force’s list of $20 billion in unfunded requirements was front and center at a House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing yesterday. Members of the committee […]

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense D-Day. Mark the calendar. Put the Air Force acquisition shop on speed-dial. The Defense Acquisition Board meets today to […]

By Jen DiMascio Buying more than 205 C-17 Globemaster aircraft to boost airlift capacity is too expensive, according to a memo by the Pentagon’s acquisition chief. During the process of […]