Air Force

The Air Force still hasn’t identified the root cause of why an upper stage engine on a Delta IV rocket failed during an October Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-3 satellite […]

The Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a $4 billion contract modification for 68 kits to convert F-15s to the F-15SA variant for Saudi Arabia, according to a Nov. 2 Defense […]

Reports that China’s second stealth fighter made it first test flight will likely impact U.S. military planning for the Asia-Pacific region, an analyst said. The Chinese military’s Shenyang J-31 is […]

The Air Force resumed work on the C-17 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures System (LAIRCM) at Robins AFB, Ga., after a two year delay, according to a service statement. The modification […]

In the largest missile defense flight test ever, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with members of all the services successfully conducted the largest, most complex missile defense flight test ever […]

European multi-nation conglomerate MBDA has started production of its Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Meteor, according to a company spokesman. MBDA spokesman Doug Denneny told Defense Daily yesterday at […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered one of the company’s Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) equipped with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) to the Air Force, according to a statement. […]

The Air Force issued its request for proposals (RFP) for its next-generation Combat Search and Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program Friday, according to a notice posted at Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). […]

The Air Force Friday awarded General Electric [GE] and Pratt & Whitney $350 million and $335 million contracts, respectively, for its Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program, according to a […]

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney battled over Pentagon spending and Navy shipbuilding last night during the final presidential debate before the Nov. 6 election. Obama mocked Romney, […]