Air Force

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has stymied the Pentagon’s attempt to shift around funds to cover cost overruns with nascent F-35 Joint Strike Fighters built by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. […]

Pentagon leaders made clear yesterday the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is under continued scrutiny, expressing doubt about buying all three aircraft variants as well as attempts to revive the jet’s […]

Any spending reductions on the KC-46A refueling tanker would force the Air Force to renegotiate the contract with manufacturer Boeing [BA], a move that would cause cost to rise, top Pentagon […]

The Northrop Grumman [NOC]-led engineering team building the Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS) spacecraft continues to take delivery of key hardware, making significant progress on satellite fabrication several months ahead […]

A top Washington think tank is calling on the Pentagon to prioritize naval and air forces during upcoming budget cuts, while controlling requirements for new systems, focusing investment on weapons […]

The military aircraft industrial base should remain in “good shape” despite ongoing market pressures, but could be harmed by reduced defense spending for future procurement and research and development, according […]

A new government-watchdog group is asking the congressional deficit-cutting committee to avoid across-the-board Pentagon budget reductions and instead re-examine big-ticket weapons programs. David Williams, president of the new Taxpayers Protection […]

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey was sworn in as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  Sept. 30, setting the stage for a nearly entirely new team leading the Department of […]

ATK [ATK] yesterday said it  received an order valued at more than $58.7 million to produce multiple variants of 20mm PGU-series ammunition. The contract, from the Army Contracting Command, Direct […]

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va.— The Air Force by the end of this year is expected to issue its final request for proposal (RFP) for its next generation long-range radar […]