Feedback has been “tremendous” on the just-concluded training deployment of B-2 and B-52 bombers to RAF Fairford, England, said Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson, head of Air Force Global Strike Command, on Tuesday. Speaking at an AFA-sponsored event in Arlington, Va.,...

The Air Force intends to apply the estimated $300 million in additional funding it is making available to the ICBM fleet over the next five years to developing better Minuteman III depot maintenance and sustainment practices, said Lt. Gen. Stephen...

The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion contract to complete production of GEO-5 and GEO-6, the fifth and sixth Space Based Infrared System satellites, announced the Pentagon on Tuesday. Work under this contract is projected for completion in...

President Obama nominated Army Gen. John Campbell, Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Votel, and Adm. Bill Gortney to lead NATO forces in Afghanistan, US Special Operations Command, and US Northern Command, respectively, announced Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday. “All three...

An international task force removed from Syria the last remaining chemical precursors that the Syrian government had declared to be part of its chemical weapons stockpile, announced the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Workers loaded these chemicals on...

The Army’s aerostat-based system called JLENS that is designed to detect and track cruise missiles and hostile aircraft is now available as a rapidly deployable asset for real-world use, if called on, announced manufacturer Raytheon on Tuesday. “By putting JLENS...