The Pentagon's acquisition czar recently approved a plan that sets the final wheels in motion for the Air Force to replace its aging combat search and rescue helicopter fleet, according to service and industry sources.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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The Pentagon's acquisition czar recently approved a plan that sets the final wheels in motion for the Air Force to replace its aging combat search and rescue helicopter fleet, according to service and industry sources.
A newly formed Pentagon decision-making council has green-lighted the Air Force's combat search and rescue helicopter program and affirmed the effort is on track for a key review this summer, according to documents obtained by InsideDefense.com.
The Air Force's fiscal year 2007 budget request totals nearly $105.9 billion and features greatly increased funding for aircraft recapitalization, heavy investment in unmanned aerial vehicles and the initial dollars to replace its aging tanker fleet, according to a service official who was involved in the budget-making process.
Air Combat Command officials have determined the F-22A Raptor has achieved a critical program milestone and is certified for combat missions across the globe, according to the Air Force's top combat commander.
The United Kingdom's defense chief says he is not concerned about possible Pentagon cuts to the Joint Strike Fighter program, telling reporters today he is confident U.S. officials "will make a sensible decision" about the F-35's future.
Bell-Boeing officials have decided against proposing its V-22 Osprey tiltrotor as a replacement for the Air Force's existing combat search and rescue helicopter, Bell Helicopter announced yesterday.
Omaha, NE -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld this week restored the traditional link between the National Reconnaissance Office and the Air Force by making the NRO director an assistant to the service's secretary, according to an Oct. 3 letter obtained today by Inside the Air Force.
The Base Realignment and Closure Commission today voted against the Pentagon's proposal to close Cannon Air Force Base, NM, and instead asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to consider giving the facility a new mission.
The Base Realignment and Closure Commission today decided to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base, rejecting a Pentagon plan to close the South Dakota facility.
The Air Force will not shrink its presence in the Asia-Pacific region despite recent Army plans to pare back ground forces in South Korea, the top Air Force general in the Pacific said today.