Air Force
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Air ForceSchwartz Sees Opportunities In Asia/Pacific To Garner Budget Efficiencies
The Air Force can garner more budget efficiencies by sharing procurement costs with nations in the Asia/Pacific region the United States has had “less comprehensive relationships” with over the years, […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Wants LAS Deal For DoD ‘Seal Of Credibility’
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer wants the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) contract because it’s like a “seal of credibility,” according to its CEO. “The credibility of anyone supplying goods […]
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Air ForcePentagon Has Multiple Price Tags For Six Aircraft
Different offices within the Pentagon disagree on the cost of several nascent aircraft including the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a new report. For the six aircraft programs, the […]
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Air ForceBoeing Sees Phantom Eye Competing With Global Hawk
ST. LOUIS—Boeing’s [BA] Phantom Eye is still in its early stages of development but the firm is confident that in the years ahead the unmanned aerial vehicle will be able […]
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Air ForceSchwartz: Streamlining Export Control Laws Essential To Timely Equipping of Allies
The U.S.’s future ability to streamline export control initiatives will be essential to the timely equipping of its allies for the long term, according to the Air Force chief of […]
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Air ForceDARPA Offers $2 Million Prize For Disaster Recovery Robotics Challenge
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking teams to compete for a $2 million prize in its forthcoming Robotics Challenge aimed at pushing the state-of-the-art in robotics in […]
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Air ForceBoeing Optimistic F-15 Line Will Go Beyond Saudi Deal
ST. LOUIS–By incorporating new technologies into the F-15, Boeing [BA] is confident that it will be able to generate enough interest to keep the fighter jet in production beyond 2018, […]
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Air Force‘Virtually Impossible’ For Embraer To Potentially Deliver Super Tucano On Time
It would be “virtually impossible” for Embraer to deliver its A-29 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft by the first half of 2013 if it wins the new Light Air Support (LAS) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $777 Million In Contracts For F-15SA Conversion
The Air Force April 2 issued a pair of contracts totaling $777.2 million in support of the Royal Saudi (Arabia) Air Force F-15SA conversion, according to a Pentagon statement. The […]
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Air ForceNew Army Aviation Office Divesting C-23 Sherpa Aircraft
NASHVILLE, Tenn.––Part of the work of the Army’s new Fixed Wing Aircraft office is divesting the fleet of C-23 Sherpa cargo aircraft that provided intra theater personnel and cargo lift […]