The Air Force says it is unaware of quality issues with work done by Spirit AeroSystems on the B-21 bomber. Spirit is under investigation by the NTSB for its work on Boeing 737 MAX airliners which may have contributed to a January in-flight accident.
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The production rate for the F-35 will likely remain stable for at least five years, Lockheed Martin aeronautics executive vice president Greg Ulmer said.
As part of its re-optimization effort, the Air Force is planning to implement more large-scale exercises to improve readiness. That will start with a major one next year in the Indo-Pacific, leaders said at the AFA Warfare Symposium, followed by still more in the years ...
The Air Force is close to awarding at least two and maybe three contracts for the first increment of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Secretary Frank Kendall said. The first deals for Increment 2, despite being still in its early stages, is expected to be ...
How the Air Force deploys and presents forces will get a revamp as part of the department’s larger re-optimization efforts, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said Feb. 12. Speaking at the start of the AFA Warfare Symposium, Allvin outlined a shift to away from ...
The Air Force and Space Force rolled out sweeping changes to the services’ organization, manning, readiness, and weapons development Feb. 12 at the AFA Warfare Symposium. The changes aim to ratchet up readiness and gain a warfighting edge in the face of intensifying great power ...
Air Force Thunderbirds F-16s return to conduct flyover for Super Bowl on Feb. 11 in their home turf at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada.
While the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester continues to have concerns about the MH-139 helicopter, the Air Force is on the verge of finishing developmental testing of the aircraft and fielding it at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.; and Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The Grey Wolf ...
Gen. Kevin B. Schneider took command of the Pacific Air Forces, succeeding Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach in a Feb. 9 ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii. Schneider has deep operational experience in the Indo-Pacific; he previously served as commander of U.S. Forces-Japan and the ...