With just 28 F-22s left to deliver, Lockheed Martin is starting to wrap up the aircraft’s production line in Marietta, Ga., say company program officials. The remaining 13 mid-fuselage assemblies still in work will be completed by April 2011, and...

Airmen spoke, the leadership listened, and, as a result, the Air Force’s new motto is: “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win.” USAF officials said the new motto is a two-part expression meant to be an enduring statement of airmen’s pride in their...

US Aerospace has taken the high road in responding to the Government Accountability Office’s ruling earlier this week that denied the company’s KC-X bid protest against the Air Force. “While we are disappointed with the outcome, we are pleased that...

Werner Dahm, Air Force chief scientist for the past two years, is returning to academia, USAF officials announced Thursday. To replace him, the Air Force leadership has assigned Mark Maybury, who is currently executive director of Mitre Corporation’s information technology...

Israel signed an agreement with the United States on Thursday to acquire 20 F-35 strike fighters under a foreign military sale valued at 2.75 billion. The Middle East ally is scheduled to receive the aircraft between 2015 and 2017. “The...

Single runway operations have begun at Kadena AB, Japan, as part of a major construction project to overhaul the base’s runways. “Overall, Kadena airfield is large and diverse in operations and it requires continual maintenance to sustain operations,” said Kevin...

The Air Force has entered into a contractual arrangement with Boeing for the company to sustain and modernize the B-52 bomber fleet over the next eight years. This “indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity” contract is capped at $11.9 billion, with the...

Airmen working on the ground segment for GEO-1, the first Space Based Infrared Systems satellite, have completed months of testing in Boulder, Colo., to verify that they will be able to assess whether the satellite’ missile warning functions are performing...

Japan is seriously considering acquiring Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted reconnaissance aircraft to enhance monitoring of its contested territorial waters and islands in the South China Sea, according to press reports. The US ally reportedly would like to...

Air Sorties in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2010 Sortie Type OND OEF OND/OEF Total YTD ISR 23 69 92 20,285 CAS/Armed Recon 14 91 105 26,609 Airlift 176 176 47,526 Air refueling 57 57 13,237 Rescue 30 30 6,041 Total...