Air Force

The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to be the service’s next chief of staff yesterday after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lifted his hold blocking the confirmation vote. “After (Thursday), […]

President Barack Obama has nominated Air Force Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan to become the next head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said yesterday. The nomination […]

The Senate Appropriations Defense subcommittee (SAC-D) yesterday added $130 million to President Barack Obama’s budget for industrial-base initiatives while reducing his proposed level of Pentagon funding by $100 million. During yesterday’s […]

The Air Force yesterday blamed a faulty pressurization “schedule” in the F-22 for hypoxia-like symptoms its pilots were suffering. The faulty pressurization schedule caused a pressurized vest to inflate, restricting […]

Serco Inc., the North American arm of Serco Group plc (SRP), yesterday said it was awarded a potential $73 million contract to support the Defense Department Joint Program Office with […]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said yesterday he is trying to schedule a meeting with Air Force chief of staff nominee Gen. Mark Welsh to discuss the hold he placed on […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] submitted bids for the Air Force’s Deployable Radar Approach Control (D-RAPCON) modern air traffic control (ATC) radar program, the companies said yesterday. Both Lockheed […]

Both Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed their preliminary design review (PDR) contracts for the Air Force’s Space Fence program. Lockheed Martin spokesman Chip Eschenfelder said Friday was the […]

The Defense Department is making progress tightening up its Expendable Evolved Launch Vehicle (EELV) program strategy to make sure it is based on sufficient information, according to a Government Accountability […]

The Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday confirmed Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to be the service’s next chief of staff, a committee spokeswoman said in an email. Also confirmed were Marine […]