An independent panel of acquisition experts has warned that the Defense Department’s plan to end its reliance on Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines is too risky and too expensive, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The group said slowing down the...
From January 2010 to February 2015, the Defense Department got rid of $907 million in foreign excess real property—616 bases—in Afghanistan, mainly by donating the property to the Afghan government, according to a new report by the Special Inspector General...
The Federal Aviation Administration picked eight Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilots to study detect and avoid displays for unmanned aircraft. The pilots, assigned to the 111th Attack Wing of the Pennsylvania National Guard, have been testing the systems at...
Russia and Iran, both of which back Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s regime, have agreed to increase cooperation in Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke on Monday to sign a formal agreement and provide their...
Lockheed Martin has opened a Space Fence test site in Moorestown, N.J., that will allow for testing of the system’s hardware and software while the actual, six-acre site is being built on Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, the company...
Air Force Central Command and Army Central Command personnel did not properly track deals between the Pentagon and foreign partners made in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, leaving commanders without assurance that coalition forces were receiving needed supplies and logistical...
Japan could soon become the fourth country to test-fly a stealth jet developed at home, reported The Japan Times. The advanced technology demonstrator—also dubbed the ATD-X or “Shinshin”—has already performed ground runs, and the maiden flight of the demonstrator could...
Aircrews and F-16s at Misawa AB, Japan, recently tested their ability to rapidly deploy and set up operations through a training deployment to nearby Kadena Air Base. Maintenance airmen and pilots with the 35th Fighter Wing on March 23 rapidly...