Monday, April 29, 2024
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NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force's replacement for the ground-based nuclear missile underwent its first wind-tunnel test and is on track to conduct its first flight tests in 2024, according to Northrop Grumman's program manager.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force will unveil its B-21 Raider in December, acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said Monday.
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Air Force Central Command has launched a new group charged with experimenting with off-the-shelf technologies to identify capabilities that can be used in the Middle East theater.
The Air Force has appointed a program executive officer to integrate Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management capabilities across the service, according to a news release posted Monday
The Defense Department and the director of national intelligence's office need to update guidelines and regulations relating to the acquisition of commercial satellite imagery and other data, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
The Air Force's fiscal year 2024 budget request will include further divestments from aging aircraft to make way for next-generation platforms and programs, service Secretary Frank Kendall said today.
Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile early Wednesday morning, the second test in as many months.
All-domain warfare with a focus on denial is going to be key to future conflicts around the globe, Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote said while reflecting on lessons learned during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The Air Force is requesting input on its Surveillance Radar Program in Taiwan to extend the range of the Early Warning Radar.
The B-2 Spirit Stealth bomber successfully released a long-range missile during a test, contractor Northrop Grumman announced Thursday.
The Air Force awarded Science Applications International Corp. a five-year, $319 million contract to sustain the Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System, adding to the business' portfolio of command-and-control contracts with the service.
U.S. Central Command is seeking technology descriptions from industry, academia and others ahead of its summit on Long Endurance Alternate Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, or LE-A2ISR, in October.
DAYTON, OH -- Cost overruns for the Air Force's Commercial Engine Replacement Program noted during a congressional budget hearing were "taken out of context" and overstated, according to Col. Louis Ruscetta, senior materiel leader.
Air Force Global Strike Command launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile off the coast of California in the early morning hours Tuesday, conducting a test of the missile that has been delayed amid international conflict and posturing.
DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force's replacement for the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft would be one of the more significant new starts impacted by a failure of Congress to pass a budget for fiscal year 2023, but the service has taken steps to mitigate delays in that instance.
DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force can improve its relationships with small businesses competing for Advanced Battle Management System contracts by bolstering its process when the service decides not to award a contract, Gen. Duke Richardson said.
Senate appropriators could double the budget for the Air Force's program to replace its aging E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, according to a committee mark-up of the fiscal year 2023 defense spending bill.
The Air Force is using a Model-Based System Engineering methodology to analyze its decision-making and battle management processes, and it will release a model of those processes to industry partners later this month.
Senate appropriators could give the Air Force funding to procure four aircraft designed for electromagnetic warfare operations, according to a committee mark-up.
The Air Force hopes to build tighter ties with companies to field needed software capabilities and updates more quickly, Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Knausenberger said Tuesday.