Security forces at Little Rock AFB, Ark., shot a man who was brandishing a gun while attempting to gain unauthorized access to the base on Monday morning, according to a base release. The suspect, whom Little Rock spokeswoman Deb Green...

Le Bourget, France The US Air Force sent a high powered delegation to the Paris International Air Show this week, leading US efforts to engage European allies on matters ranging from foreign military sales to expanded training initiatives. Air Force...

Le Bourget, France Pratt and Whitney’s vice president in charge of the company’s F135 engine program, the power plant of the F-35 strike fighter, said the company has successfully completed an accelerated mission testing program at Arnold AFB, Tenn., without...

Lockheed Martin has teamed with Raytheon and Bombardier to offer a successor to the Air Force’s E-8C JSTARS, the company announced Tuesday. The system would be hosted on the Bombardier Global Express aircraft, which is the basis for USAF’s E-11...

Russia and China are becoming increasingly forceful toward neighboring states and developing, enlarging, and modernizing their nuclear arsenal, said US Strategic Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. James Kowalski during an AFA- and industry-sponsored speech on Capitol Hill on June 16....

Le Bourget, France Boeing has eight remaining C-17s in various stages of production left before it shutters its assembly line this year, Chris Raymond, the company’s vice president for defense business development and strategy, told reporters during the Paris International...

Le Bourget, France Boeing is working to refine a new-build design with Swedish aerospace firm Saab for the upcoming T-X competition, utilizing Saab’s experience in smaller, lighter fighter designs to refine their trainer proposal. Chris Raymond, company vice president for...

The Air Force awarded Raytheon a $31 million contract to launch Small Diameter Bomb II low-rate initial production, the company announced June 16. The fixed-price contract option provides funding for a total of 144 SDBs under LRIP Lot 1, as...

Air Force Special Operations Command inactivated the 73rd Special Operations Squadron at Cannon AFB, N.M., and transferred its aircraft and personnel to Cannon’s 16th SOS last week, officials announced. “A squadron with almost 100 years of history does not just...