Air Force

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 satellite Friday, it said in statement. IOC means the SBSS system has […]

The Air Force seeks repair sources for the Head Up Display (HUD) and related components on F-16 Blocks 30/32, 40/42 and 50/52 according to a June 27 request for information […]

A fault with one of the X-51A’s cruiser control fins caused it to fail during flight Tuesday, according to the Air Force. The Air Force’s experimental unmanned hypersonic X-51A WaveRider […]

POWAY, Calif. —General Atomics has begun testing a new cockpit for operating its Predator family of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and could begin delivering the ground control stations within a […]

The Air Force successfully activated the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite’s payload yesterday at 2:25 p.m. EST, according to a Space and Missile Systems Center statement. Payload activation was accomplished […]

The Air Force’s second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite successfully arrived at its geostationary-orbit test location at around 6:30 p.m. EST Friday, according to an Air Force Space and […]

Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh became the service’s 20th chief of staff Friday during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Welsh takes over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who retires […]

The Air Force recently awarded Harris [HRS] a $6.5 million contract for Falcon III AN/PRC-152(C) multiband, multi-mission handheld radios, according to a company statement. The service is acquiring the radios […]

BAE Systems beat out Lockheed Martin [LMT] on South Korea’s program to upgrade the avionics and electronic systems on its F-16 fleet. BAE Systems said yesterday South Korea will deliver […]

The chairman and ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence proposed eliminating the Defense Department’s infrastructure subsidy provided to United Launch Alliance (ULA) as part of increasing […]