Air Force

Frank Calvelli, the Biden administration’s nominee as the first assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Feb. 17 […]

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Pentagon needs to improve the operation of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter to allow […]

The high costs of hypersonic missiles that may entail a unit cost in the tens of millions of dollars will likely mean that the United States will not field high […]

The Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans a number of reviews related to the former Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the current Operation Enduring Sentinel in Afghanistan and to the […]

Air Combat Command (ACC) recently declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Legion infrared search and track (IRST) pod on F-15C fighters by Boeing [BA]. Legion is […]

Next generation aerospace company Electra.aero was awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The contract will support the continued development of […]

The F-35 Joint Program Office is looking to industry for ideas to improve the cybersecurity of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter and associated ground systems under a new JPO […]

While Congress looks to have another month to agree to fiscal 2022 appropriations bills, which will likely bundle in a package, including the defense spending bill, leaders of the Air […]

Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla, the commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps and the Biden administration’s nominee to head U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), wants to use artificial intelligene (AI) to […]

The U.S. Air Force expects to award a contract in fiscal 2023 for a program to replace the Boeing [BA] E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. “The program […]