Air Force

The Air Force’s goal of declaring initial operational capability (IOC) for its F-35A on Aug. 1 is at risk due to issues with the latest version of its Automated Logistics […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–A competition is brewing between commercial satellite operators and military satellite manufacturers as the two groups position themselves to best benefit from the Air Force’s key wideband satellite […]

For the past 15 years, U.S. Central Command has hogged the military’s intelligence-gathering aircraft to keep an eye on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the demand signal is expected […]

The Air Force still expects Boeing [BA] to deliver the first 18 combat-ready KC-46A aerial refueling tankers by August 2017 despite concerns about higher than expected loads on the boom […]

The Air Force is considering sole sourcing a portion of the UH-1N replacement program to fill an urgent need for nuclear mission helicopters, according to a key official. Acting Assistant […]

The annual tradition of the military services budgeting within their allocated allowances only for the service chiefs to submit “wish lists” to Congress of items they would like to spend […]

Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) contract is backloaded to the point where the company is incentivized to get through the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase as […]

Pratt & Whitney heads up the list of Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) subcontractors released by the Air Force on Monday. Pratt & Whitney is developing the engine, Air Force […]

The Defense Department might need $18 billion added to its budget to keep it afloat once the bow wave of nuclear modernization programs crashes ashore in 2021 and beyond, according […]

After several misfires, the Army this year has decided to pull the trigger on replacing the M9 Beretta, its standard sidearm since 1985. Interested firearms manufacturers had to have their […]