Air Force

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 […]

The House worked through proposed defense budget amendments yesterday related to war spending and Libya, yet shied away from substantive debate on weapon systems. The chamber continued debating the $530 […]

The Air Force Academy has selected the Cirrus Aircraft SR20 single-engine turboprop for its Powered Flight Program to meet airmanship training requirements. The Air Force has awarded Cirrus a $6.1 […]

The Air Force on Wednesday successfully launched the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS-1) prototype satellite from the Minotaur I launch vehicle at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Va., the service and […]

U.K. Defence Secretary Liam Fox outlined a new vision of how a reformed military should be structured and managed, including giving service chiefs increased power over their budgets and creating […]