Air Force

By Geoff Fein The Navy is looking to demonstrate autonomous refueling of its planned Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS), according to a presolicitation notice published earlier this month. According to […]

By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) Dec. 4 released Joint Operating Environment 2008 (JOE 2008), a report that examines trends and contexts of the future operating environment and […]

Report: Kill European Missile Defense And Airborne Laser; Halt Procurement, Deployment Of Aegis, GMD, THAAD, Patriot; And End Streamlined Missile Defense Budget System The multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) […]

The United States must replace and upgrade its nuclear warheads or risk seeing the U.S. nuclear deterrent deteriorate and fail, according to Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of the strategic command. […]

By Emelie Rutherford Georgia Republican and Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ Tuesday reelection victory ensures the F-22 stealth fighter maintains a diehard backer in Congress as the […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon looks to have won the battle with powerful lawmakers who charged it scaled back congressional plans for buying parts for future F-22 Raptor jets before […]

While other nations aggressively expand their space programs, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said the United States will be able to retain its leadership in space, according […]

By Emelie Rutherford The "big four" defense appropriators have joined other lawmakers in pushing the Pentagon to stick to plans to buy parts now for 20 future F-22 fighter jets, […]

By Emelie Rutherford A senior Pentagon official told vexed House lawmakers yesterday a new estimate shows his decision to scale back on congressional plans for F-22 jet purchases before the […]

By Ann Roosevelt Multinational partnerships and progress on specific projects that would provide solutions to military problems are the key outcomes expected from the Concept Development and Experimentation Conference (CD&E) […]