Air Force

A leading cyber expert said the Air Force needs to do a better job of teaching its cyber history and build “cyber-mindedness” so it doesn’t repeat its mistakes. “We need […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. said on Tuesday it submitted the final component of its response to the Air Force’s Request For Proposals (RFP) for its Light Air Support (LAS) for Afghanistan […]

The Air Force’s competition to upgrade the radars on its F-16 fighter jets comes down to two radar heavyweights: Raytheon [RTN] and Northrop Grumman [NOC]. With the Air Force announcing […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said yesterday it received an $87.8 million foreign military sales (FMS) contract to provide Thailand, Iraq and Oman with its APG-68(V)9 airborne fire control radar for use […]

Applying new technology requires an open mind. That was a point highlighted yesterday by Ken Gabriel, the acting chief of the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. During […]

The Air Force said Friday it expects to release the draft request for proposals (RFP) for its F-16 radar modernization program on, or near, Aug. 1. The service also said […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes its 35 years of experience, expertise and capability with fire control radars will help it prevail in the Air Force’s F-16 radar modernization competition. Tim Winter, […]

Redesign and modification costs in the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will remain “elevated” into 2019, the first year the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built fighter jet is scheduled to […]

The Air Force said yesterday five people were injured Wednesday evening in a CV-22 Osprey crash in Florida. The crash occured at Hurlburt Field, Fla., around 6:45 p.m., the service […]

Sierra Nevada Corp.’s lawsuit against the Air Force over the cancellation of the Light Air Support contract with Afghanistan is as much about getting access to the Commander Directed Investigation […]