F-35 Block Buy Still Years Away
The US does not plan on trying a block buy of F-35s for several more years, the program executive officer for the F-35 Joint Program Office said during a Sept. 9 speech in Washington, D.C. Once the program gets to...
Officials: Iran Deal Won’t Restrict DOD
The Iran deal addresses just one “point of friction” with Iran, and the US must continue to watch other “malign activities,” Maj. Gen. Steven Shepro, vice director for strategic plans and policy for the Joint Staff,? told a House panel...
Beyond the Family of Systems
Although the Long-Range Strike Bomber will be a critical component of the “family of systems” strike concept, it has the potential to evolve beyond that, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Dean retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula told a Capitol Hill...
Spotlight: MSgt. Timothy Mason
MSgt. Timothy Mason, a command hydraulics-electrical and environmental functional manager at Air Education and Training Command Headquarters at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015. Mason’s exceptional work enabled headquarters support...
Senators Endorse Need for Bomber Recap
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Sept. 10 rolled out a new study exploring the need for and capabilities of a next generation long-range strike aircraft. The report is authored by Mitchell’s dean, retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula. A...
Electrical Failure Caused Predator Crash
Complete electrical failure caused by a short circuit brought down an MQ-1B Predator on March 1 in the US Central Command area of responsibility, the Air Force announced this week. The Predator was flying a “combat support” mission in an...
Always Ready Rivet Joints
RC-135 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft from Offutt AFB, Neb., surpassed 24 years of continuous employment in support of US Central Command, officials announced. The 55th Wing has provided “unmatched electronic attack, command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, theater...
Edwards Testing F-16 AESA Radar
Two F-16s are being retrofitted with Northrop Grumman’s Scalable Agile Beam Radar for testing at Edwards AFB, Calif., in support of the Taiwanese air force and future US F-16 upgrades. “In an era in which the numerical superiority of adversaries...
Army Possibly Misheld, Shipped Samples of the Plague, Encephalitis
The Army is investigating the possibility that a research lab in Maryland mishandled and shipped samples of the plague and encephalitis following concerns raised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is no indication any lab workers or...