Air Force

President Barack Obama said last Friday he stands by his desire to slash “hundreds of billions” more in longterm defense spending than his previous goal of a $400 billion cut […]

As top Pentagon leaders work through a new structure to acquire what U.S. forces need, open architecture appears likely to respond in a timely fashion to battlefield needs and technology […]

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Ranking Member John McCain (R-Ariz.), continuing on a recent wave of criticism of defense programs, criticized yesterday the Air Force’s contract for a tanker aircraft. […]

The International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) members appointed by Secretary of State  Hillary Clinton met for the first time on Tuesday.  Former Defense Secretary William Perry will serve as chairman […]

As Congress weighs whether to buy more cargo aircraft for the Pentagon next year, military officials told a Senate panel yesterday they stand firmly behind a plan to reduce the […]

The U.K. Secretary of State for Transport (DfT) Philip Hammond yesterday told Parliament that to ensure continuity of service his ministry will run an interim search and rescue (SAR) helicopter […]

The House passed a $530 billion Pentagon spending plan last Friday, via a 336-87 vote, that is $8.9 billion smaller than President Barack Obama’s proposal and faces a veto threat […]

Reprogramming Rundown. The Pentagon’s $5 billion omnibus reprogramming request, dated June 30 and now before Congress, seeks to shift money for varied vehicle efforts including $51 million for 14 more […]

The newest Northrop Grumman [NOC]-built RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft completed the first production acceptance flight of an operational Block 30 multi-intelligence sensor package, the company said yesterday. The […]

The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites, built and operated by Northrop Grumman [NOC], contributed to a successful sea-based Aegis missile defense test April 15 by acquiring, after […]