Air Force

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) chief Gen. William Shelton has ordered an Accident Investigation Board (AIB) to investigate why an upper stage engine on a Delta IV RL-10B-2 rocket did […]

Boeing [BA] completed a combined preliminary design (PDR) and critical design review (CDR) for the Air Force’s next-generation command and control system for strategic nuclear forces, according to a company […]

An unexpected “data signature” with the upper stage engine on a Delta IV rocket caused the launch of the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-3 satellite to experience a […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it successfully completed payload integration and the ambient functional test of the Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System’s (SBIRS) third highly elliptical orbit (HEO-3) payload. "The […]

CAPE CANAVERAL AFS, Fla.–The third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites Boeing [BA] is developing for the Air Force is ready to be launched this morning at 8:10 a.m. […]

A Pentagon leader emphasized yesterday the administration’s desire to shield from budget cuts weapon systems the military will use as it shifts focus to the Asia-Pacific region–including undersea, unmanned, and […]

The Defense Department awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract worth up to $1.85 billion last week to upgrade 145 of Taiwan’s Block 20 F-16A/B fighter jets, according to a company […]

The Air Force awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $1.2 billion cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Delta IV and Atlas V launch capability, according to a Sept. 28 Defense Department […]

Raytheon [RTN] will demonstrate its solution for the Air Force’s next-generation strategic command and control system next summer. Raytheon Vice President for Integrated Communication Systems Scott Whatmough told Defense Daily […]

The Pentagon yesterday named a new deputy program executive officer for the Joint Strike Fighter, as a new team to oversee the most expensive weapons program in the building’s history […]