A measure by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) that would have barred full-rate production of the Air Force’s new KC-45A tanker until certification that 85 percent of its parts are of US origin failed to make it past the House Rules...
The Berlin Airshow starts today (May 27) at the city’s Schoenefeld Airport, running through June 1. The event will include a special pavilion to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, which remains the largest humanitarian air transport operation...
The Air Force anticipates a decision in November on whether the C-130 avionics modernization program may move into low-rate production, a service spokesman tells the Daily Report. It is also preparing for a competitive phase to select the contractor to...
DOD has awarded Lockheed Martin $2.2 billion for the purchase of the 12 F-35 stealth fighter aircraft that will be built during the program’s second production lot. This includes six F-35A stealth fighters for the Air Force and the provisional...
The earthquake that leveled parts of inner China May 12 caused a military disaster of still-undisclosed proportions for the People’s Liberation Army Air Forces near the city of Chengdu, US intelligence sources said May 22. Chengdu Aircraft, north of the...
US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles on May 21 dropped GBU-31 and GBU-38 joint direct attack munitions, taking out enemy combatants in Bermel and Nangalam in Afghanistan. On the same day, a USAF B-1B Lancer dropped GBU-38 JDAMs to strike...
The oldest flying F-16 in the Air Force‘s fleet that currently resides with the Vermont Air National Guard’s 158th Fighter Wing will be spared the boneyard once it is retired later this year and instead will be placed on static...
DOD should consider updating its procurement policies to ensure that it adequately monitors former senior officers and acquisition officials now in the employ of defense contractors to prevent conflicts of interest, the Government Accountability Office states in a report issued...
The Air Force Research Lab, together with the University of Dayton Research Institute, plans to construct an Alternative Aerospace Fuels Research Facility on the grounds of Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The Dayton Business Journal reported May 22 that the facility, which...
Margaret Witt, a former decorated Air Force Reserve flight nurse, who was ousted from USAF for allegedly violating the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, won an appeal in federal court May 21 that may give her another shot at...
A C-5 transport from Air Force Reserve Command’s 445th Airlift Wing earlier this month completed the wing’s first mission into Bagram AB, Afghanistan, delivering four new armored ground vehicles directly to troops on the front lines. The Galaxy left its...
Air Sorties in War on Terrorism, Southwest AsiaMay 21-24, 2008 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total YTD ISR 97 54 151 4,275 CAS/Armed Recon 226 187 413 12,811 Airlift 540 540 18,466 Air refueling 199 199 5,926 Total 1,303 41,478...