Budget

The Senate has just a one-week window to pass a defense authorization bill and confer with the House if lawmakers are to get the bill signed into law by the […]

The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] $219 million for the Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) follow-on production program, according to a company statement. The contract includes a $44 million […]

The White House last week released a new National Space Transportation Policy, much of which is consistent with the last policy released in 2004. Goals of the policy include promoting […]

Boeing’s [BA] Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) development program has completed the functional qualification testing phase for the protected wideband satellite communications system, according to a company statement. […]

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled an Arctic Strategy that puts the department on a slow path to incorporating Arctic-focused procurement, training, international partnerships and more into the mix of global […]

Despite fears that a lack of flying hours and a hiring binge would drive Air Force pilots to commercial airliners, 67 percent of Air Force pilots offered aviator retention pay […]

The Air Force formally announced Friday it is going with Sikorsky for the potentially $6.8 billion Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program. “We received one proposal,” Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Erika […]

The United States and Australia yesterday signed a joint Statement of Principles, reinforcing a common vision and commitment to deepening security ties as in areas such as force posture, cooperation […]

A troubled Air Force business information technology (IT) system critical for getting the service on the path to auditability is now “doing pretty well,” the Air Force’s top civilian said […]

The tightening budget environment poses challenges to establishing long-term business plans for procuring and upgrading weapons systems, but doing so is nevertheless increasingly important in the development of open systems, […]