Air Force

The U.K. government Monday committed to spending approximately $4.5 billion to fund vital future military equipment over the current planned budget, Ministry of Defence officials said. The funding increase of […]

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $65 million contract to provide tactical situational awareness to airlift aircrews, fulfilling an operational need for enhanced communications and an operational […]

L-3 Communications’ [LLL] Mission Integration Division (MID) Friday debuted SPYDR the next-generation, small, manned airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) platform at the U.K. 2011 Royal International Air Tattoo. SPYDR is […]

The first Lockheed Martin [ LMT] production model F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing arrived at Eglin AFB, Fla., July 14 after a more than 90-minute ferry […]

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 […]