Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday a temporary federal budget bill that allows the Navy to change its acquisition strategy for littoral ships and keeps the F-35 second […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Senate is expected to vote today on a temporary federal budget that would run until March 4 and grant the Navy permission to buy Littoral Combat […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senators lined up amendments yesterday to the omnibus government funding bill and annual defense policy bill, including changes related to the Air Force tanker and F-35 alternate […]

By Emelie Rutherford Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called yesterday for the Navy to further delay a contract award for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program until early 2011 so lawmakers […]

By Emelie Rutherford Two key Republicans fresh off reelection victories gave differing views yesterday on trimming the defense budget, hinting at some of the disarray on the issue among members […]

By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] backer Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) was declared the winner of his reelection battle early this week, when House Republicans began planning their takeover of the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Republicans controlling the House next year are expected to place a greater emphasis on missile defense and countering China’s arms buildup while increasing oversight of the Pentagon […]

By Emelie Rutherford As Rep. Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) faces one of his toughest reelection battles during his 21 years in Congress, he is receiving ample financial support from the defense […]

By Calvin Biesecker Months later than expected, the Defense Department and prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said they have agreed to terms for the fourth low-rate initial production (LRIP) […]

By Emelie Rutherford Senate Republicans are crying foul over potential Democratic attempts to consider the Pentagon policy bill next week with limited debate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans […]