Air Force

The leader of Air Force Global Strike Command expects the cost of the service’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to increase in the short term, he said April 17. However, […]

The Air Force wants to stand up a new civilian chief technology officer position whose role would be to oversee science and technology S&T efforts across the service, and have […]

The Air Force last week awarded Boeing [BA] a $14.3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize the B-1 and B-52 bomber weapons systems through 2029, according to an April 12 announcement. […]

The Air Force on Monday released a request for information seeking new airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities that can fill in service technology shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. […]

The Air Force is pushing to cut 100 years from its total contracting time with a focus on building out its agile software development capacity and looking to “kill the […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Citing overwhelming success at the first-ever Air Force Pitch Day in March, the service announced a second opportunity for companies to get on contract in minutes […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force officials provided some insight into the concept of space deterrence this week at the 35th annual Space Symposium here, as Pentagon leaders have ramped […]

The Air Force plans to work with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to perform sensor suite sustainment on the service’s two OC-135B Open Skies reconnaissance aircraft beginning in 2020, according to an […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Air Force Space Command expects to release this year a new strategy for the service’s future satellite communications architecture to address lawmakers’ longtime concerns about stove-piped […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Should Congress approve the creation of a new Space Force under the Air Force, the service plans to begin standing up the new branch within 90 […]