Air Force

Boeing [BA] signed an agreement with the United Kingdom for one C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, the company said yesterday. The C-17, due later this year, will be the eighth […]

Raytheon [RTN] was 193 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) behind schedule when it was due in January to deliver its entire order to the Air Force, forcing the service to […]

General Dynamics [GD] has been awarded a Design Engineering Support Program (DESP) III contract to provide engineering and high-level technical support for all Air Force Materiel Command weapon systems, components […]

The Obama administration and Congress must prioritize recapitalizing combat air capabilities to adequately support the president’s new emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent report by the conservative […]

The Air Force’s KC-46 next-generation aerial refueling tanker program has a development contract that provides contractor incentives to control costs and limits the government’s liability for increased costs over a […]

Boeing [BA] “likely” will not bid on the alternative for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Sight Terminals (FAB-T) but could modify the program of record to allow the […]

Production of the Air Force’s first two GPS III satellite system is “not even close” to a Nunn-McCurdy Act cost breach despite Government Accountability Office testimony that the program has […]

The Air Force Space Command will not be able to “fully utilize” the staring sensor of the Space-Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) until the 2016-17 timeframe because the ground software that […]

Australian ministers this week said they are buying some $15.5 million in long-lead items for Bushmaster vehicles, offering the government the ability to potentially buy more of the armored vehicles. […]

Defence and Security company Saab said it has signed an approximately $17.4 million,  two-year extension for the Collective Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Trainer (CCT) managed service from the U.K. Ministry of […]