The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board found that MQ-9 Reapers and RQ-4 Global Hawks can be modified for use in contested environments, and most of the modifications that would be necessary to update the aircraft already exist, board chairman Werner...
There is a real threat to the security of embedded computer systems, including some mission-critical systems, but there are several things the Air Force can do to make the systems less vulnerable, Werner Dahm, chairman of the Air Force Scientific...
Retired Maj. Gen. Claude Bolton, who headed some of the Air Force’s most classified and significant programs, and oversaw Army acquisition, died July 28 in Chantilly, Va. , according to an internal Air Force announcement. Bolton joined the Air Force...
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $64-?million modification to a previous contract to repair F-22 No. 02-4037, which was damaged in a training accident at Tyndall AFB, Fla., in 2012. In the mishap, the trainee pilot, on his third...
American planes could strike against anyone who attacks US-trained Syrian rebels in northern Syria, even if the enemy forces are loyal to the Assad regime—a policy change first reported in the Wall Street Journal on Sunday. The report comes after...
The Oklahoma Air National Guard’s first MC-12W Liberty intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft recently arrived at Will Rogers ANGB, Okla., recommencing flight operations there for the first time since 2007, officials announced. “The 137th Air Refueling Wing is very excited...
A starter-generator failure led to the crash of an? MQ-9A Reaper on Dec. 12, 2014, in the Central Command area of operations, according to an investigation report released June 30. The Reaper, controlled at the time by airmen operating from...
NATO approved a defense capacity building package for Iraq? that officials hope will utilize the Alliance’s strengths to build up the country. The program, which was developed at the request of the Iraqis, includes advising security sector reform, countering improvised...