Air Force

By Michael Sirak The Air Force and its industry partners say they successfully launched a Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation satellite into space yesterday as part of continual efforts to […]

By Michael Sirak Senior Air Force weapons developers expressed optimism last week that the JASSM cruise missile is on a course for recovery and will be able to overcome lingering […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force has decided against procuring the capability to attack maritime targets with a specially configured version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition, known as the […]

The Air Force is planning to conduct a demonstration of the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned sensor aircraft next year in the Pacific to showcase the platform and the value of […]

The Air Force is committed to ensuring that none of the three of the industry teams vying to supply its next-generation rescue helicopter will view itself at a competitive disadvantage […]

By Michael Sirak Charles Riechers, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition since January, was found dead in his Virginia home this past weekend, the victim of […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force has been using its new MQ-9A Reaper armed unmanned aircraft in missions over Afghanistan since late September, the service said yesterday. The General Atomics […]

By Jen DiMascio Lawmakers are calling on the Air Force to continue to oppose the idea of dividing between two contractors an award for its next-generation aerial refueling tankers. Separate […]

By Michael Sirak The Air Force says the first of its Boeing [BA]-built Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) spacecraft was successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday, beginning the process of […]

By Michael Sirak FT. WALTON BEACH, Fla.–The Air Force wants to move out more aggressively in the fielding of lasers and high-powered microwaves and, to support this, intends to increase […]