Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James staunchly defended the Air Force’s acquisition strategy for the B-21 Long-Range Strike Bomber, clearly anticipating push-back from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain, who has threatened to do what he can to...

Although the Air Force fully funded the A-10 and the KC-135 in its Fiscal 2017 budget request, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said the service doesn’t have enough airmen to continue operating the fleets and stand up a new...

The Defense Department has spent the last 15 years raiding its operational stockpiles of weapons to support operations in the Middle East, and Congress needs to allocate funds outside of the overseas contingency operations account to rebuild the stockpile, Chief...

A review conducted by USAF and Defense Department general counsel found that it is possible to terminate United Launch Alliance’s $800-million-a-year launch capability contract, but it would be expensive, Secretary Deborah Lee James said. James ordered the service’s general counsel...

Upgraded B-1B Lancers flew the first long-range strike exercise with their new cockpits and targeting systems in late February, Air Force Global Strike Command announced on March 2. B-1s and crews from Dyess AFB, Texas, tested the Block 16 upgrades...

Capitol Hill’s continued blockage of base closures is a long-term problem for the Pentagon, and it’s hindering the department’s ability to invest in the future, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said. Carter spoke Thursday during a visit to the West Coast,...

The Defense Department’s No. 1 job in the area of cyber operations is self defense, and that is starting with some basic tech support. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, speaking during a Microsoft-supported event in Seattle, said the Pentagon is starting...