Air Force

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force is applying commercial satellite acquisition techniques to the way it procures military satellites, according to a Boeing [BA] satellite executive.  “The Air Force has gotten […]

Harris Corp.[HRS] Friday said it has received Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Certification for its Falcon III® AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio operating Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW) v1.01.1. “JTRS certification is […]

The Air Force awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $70 million deal on Sept. 7 for engineering development models of ground terminals for the service’s Family of Above and Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals […]

The head of the NASA team that reviewed the Air Force’s assessment of hypoxia-like symptoms with F-22 pilots said yesterday the service should conduct “end-to-end” testing of the jet’s systems […]

The United States should concentrate on midcourse missile defense systems and “stop spending money on boost-phase defense systems of any kind,” said a new, congressionally mandated report released yesterday by […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] expects the Air Force to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its F-16 radar upgrade program “imminently,” a company official said yesterday. Though he didn’t […]

The Air Force mostly blamed the Launch and Recovery Element (LRE) mishap pilot for a February MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crash in Afghanistan. The service said in a […]

The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $152 million contract for Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) sustainment support over a five-year period beginning this month, according to a company […]

The Air Force blamed engine failure one hour after takeoff for the May 4 crash of an F-16C Falcon west of Hill AFB, Utah. The service said in a statement […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] recently completed the first launch readiness exercise for the Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites, according to a Lockheed Martin […]