Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program’s cost decreased slightly over the final months of 2007, and the effort did not experience a significant cost breach during […]

Vought Aircraft Industries Inc. recently signed a $400 million contract with the Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] to manufacture tail parts including the empennage, ramp and ramp door, for the V-22 […]

By Dave Ahearn The next Missile Defense Agency budget may switch from a focus on items such as providing more Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors to "robust" other systems such […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to deliver a study to Congress this spring on whether to rework Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program, a review spurred by plans to add […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force will need a much more flexible acquisition process to ensure its burgeoning Cyberspace Command is properly equipped to counter adversaries using complex technologies to […]

By Emelie Rutherford The debut version of the Air Force’s next-generation bomber planned for 2018 will likely not be unmanned, the head of Air Combat Command said last week. While […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force filed a motion with the Government Accountability Office Wednesday seeking to dismiss parts of Boeing‘s [BA] protest of service’s tanker contract award to a […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of Air Combat Command (ACC) does not foresee resistance to a proposal to maintain more Air Force B-52s than previously intended to support a rotating […]

By George Lobsenz The Air Force is considering a pilot program to deploy small nuclear power reactors at two of its bases, saying it would complement its ongoing alternative energy […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Government Accountability Office may extend the Air Force’s deadline for responding to Boeing‘s [BA] protest of the service’s award of its tanker contract to a rival, […]