Air Force

By Emelie Rutherford Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has been officially confirmed for the post he has held since June 21. The Senate voted to confirm Donley’s nomination as […]

By Ann Roosevelt Boeing [BA], teamed with Computer Sciences Corp. [CSC], submitted a comprehensive proposal Oct. 2 responding to the U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) request for proposals for the […]

The Israeli government is seeking to spend upward of $15.2 billion for 25 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with an option to purchase 50 additional aircraft, according to […]

A story in the Sept. 29 issue of Defense Daily incorrectly said the final defense authorization bill lawmakers unveiled last week calls for the defense secretary to "provide for the […]

By Emelie Rutherford President Bush was poised last night to sign the new defense authorization and appropriations bills, which together defer decisions to Bush’s successor on the future of programs […]

By Geoff Fein In the past 60 days, the Marine Corps has bought almost 2,000 unmanned air vehicles (UAV) from the Army and Air Force, in response to a warfighters’ […]

L-3 Communications [LLL] last week said it presented the first C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) to the Army-Air Force joint program office on schedule and on budget. This was the […]

By Emelie Rutherford Lawmakers are putting pressure on the Pentagon to consider the potential impact on U.S. jobs when awarding contracts for large acquisition programs. Lawmakers critical of the Air […]

By Ann Roosevelt As soon as today, a meeting between the leaders of the Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) could resolve a concept of […]

By Emelie Rutherford The defense spending bill nearing final passage calls for the Pentagon to consider a dual buy for the aerial refueling tanker contract, a setup the House’s lead defense […]