Air Force

By Dave Ahearn The next Missile Defense Agency budget may switch from a focus on items such as providing more Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) interceptors to "robust" other systems such […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force plans to deliver a study to Congress this spring on whether to rework Transformational Satellite (TSAT) program, a review spurred by plans to add […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force will need a much more flexible acquisition process to ensure its burgeoning Cyberspace Command is properly equipped to counter adversaries using complex technologies to […]

By Emelie Rutherford The debut version of the Air Force’s next-generation bomber planned for 2018 will likely not be unmanned, the head of Air Combat Command said last week. While […]

By Emelie Rutherford The head of Air Combat Command (ACC) does not foresee resistance to a proposal to maintain more Air Force B-52s than previously intended to support a rotating […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force filed a motion with the Government Accountability Office Wednesday seeking to dismiss parts of Boeing‘s [BA] protest of service’s tanker contract award to a […]

By Emelie Rutherford An Air Force Accident Investigation Board on Monday started investigating the February crash of a B-2 bomber, and will ultimately release its findings to the public, a […]

By George Lobsenz The Air Force is considering a pilot program to deploy small nuclear power reactors at two of its bases, saying it would complement its ongoing alternative energy […]

By Emelie Rutherford The Government Accountability Office may extend the Air Force’s deadline for responding to Boeing‘s [BA] protest of the service’s award of its tanker contract to a rival, […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] is adding a data link to its AIM-9X Block I Sidewinder missile that will enable in-flight target updating of the missile, a Navy official said. […]