Air Force

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] missiles and defense unit in Tucson, Ariz., a nearly $1.2 billion contract for production lot 37 of the company’s Advanced Medium […]

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) on June 20 introduced H.R. 4229 to direct the Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a study and submit a report “on the […]

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has finished the first of three critical design reviews for the planned Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2. L3Harris [LHX], Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and BAE Systems have received […]

Boeing [BA] and its Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary are working on self-protection improvements for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus and future tankers, Boeing said at the Paris Air Show on June […]

Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt & Whitney is gearing up to finish the preliminary design review (PDR) of P&W’s proposed F135 engine core upgrade (ECU) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]

Space traffic management (STM) is nearing “a tipping point” and key space nations need to establish an international space traffic management organization (ISTMO) to deconflict such traffic, and such nations […]

U.S. Space Command, the operational side of U.S. military space, is looking at the cislunar environment as a longer term focus, as the command discusses novel concepts for low Earth […]

As the U.S. Air Force awaits congressional action on the service requested $245 million in fiscal 2024 to begin the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU) by Raytheon Technologies‘ [RTX] Pratt […]

The U.S. Space Command plans to expand its Commercial Integration Cell (CIC) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., beyond the 10 companies in the CIC–an expansion that may aid DoD […]

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown–President Biden’s nominee to become the new Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff–have lauded […]