The Air Force is preparing for the arrival of its F-35As in the Asia-Pacific theater with a new integration office at its Pacific Air Force headquarters, according to the commander of the Pacific Air Forces.
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Leigh Giangreco covered unmanned air vehicles, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, munitions and the nuclear enterprise until June 2016. Previously, she has reported for the Delmarva Media Group, USA Today, The Washington Examiner and The Durango Herald.
The Air Force is preparing for the arrival of its F-35As in the Asia-Pacific theater with a new integration office at its Pacific Air Force headquarters, according to the commander of the Pacific Air Forces.
The Air Force and its allied partners have no shortage of strike forces around the globe, but they are still lacking in both cyber and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, according to the service's assistant deputy under secretary of international affairs.
The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract based on an urgent operational need for its Massive Ordnance Penetrator weapon system, according to a recent Federal Business Opportunities notice.
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board is examining four studies for fiscal year 2016 that focus on directed energy, anti-access/area denial operations, data analytics to support decision making and adaptive threats in electronic warfare.
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board has focused its 2016 "quick look" study on the service's approach to putting a laser on an airborne platform, projecting a finalized report by April, according to board Chair Werner Dahm and Vice Chair Iain Boyd.
The biggest threat to the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization effort isn't the series of delays the program has seen, but the imposition of sequestration or a long-term continuing resolution, according to a senior Air Force acquisition official.
Lockheed Martin will begin production of a 60-kilowatt modular high power laser system for an Army vehicle later this month, a system that could also be integrated on various platforms, including the Air Force's AC-130 gunship.
A new speech-to-text technology could streamline the Distributed Common Ground System mission, allowing airmen to multitask and potentially freeing up more time for training, according to the Air Force's deputy chief of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
A snag in the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization effort will not cause a long-term delay in the program, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
The Defense Acquisition Board has delayed a milestone A decision on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization effort.
The Air Force's Office of Transformational Innovation launched its new website last Thursday, which not only touts its acquisition strategy success, but acknowledges its failures.
The Air Force has issued a short-term contract for adversary air support at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, to Draken International, as the base shifts toward a long-term reliance on contractors.
The Defense Department's inspector general will begin an audit of the Air Force's Joint Surveillance Target and Attack Radar System this month, according to a Sept. 16 memo sent to Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall.
Gen. Herbert Carlisle this week stressed the importance of continued training for remotely piloted aircraft pilots, which the service has struggled to complete in the face of a high operations tempo.
The Air Force is seeking aircraft training simulators that would blur the lines between simulation and reality, according to Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, commander of Air Education and Training Command.
Lockheed Martin is courting the Air Force with a U-2 replacement, but service officials are not expressing enthusiasm for a new platform.
The Air Force is turning its European focus toward creating more agile airfields, as a stronger Russia emerges out of the ashes of its failed invasion of Georgia in 2008, according to the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
The Air Force is seeking options for expanded data recording capabilities in its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System fleet.
The Air Force is aiming for production of a new helicopter to replace the UH-1N Huey to begin as early as 2017, but a continuing resolution in Congress could put a snag in the service's near-term planning.
The government has pushed back a review of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System and will release a draft request for proposals for the new fleet as early as January 2016, according to a Sept. 4 Federal Business Opportunities notice.