Gen. David Goldfein, Air Force vice chief of staff, is now considered the likely successor to Gen. Mark Welsh as USAF’s top uniformed officer, Pentagon sources report. Gen. John Hyten, head of Air Force Space Command, had been considered the...

Colorado Springs, Colo. The US must strengthen its space posture so that warfighters can continue to count on the space capabilities they’ve come to rely on, Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said Tuesday at the 32nd Space Symposium here....

Colorado Springs, Colo. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) on Tuesday announced comprehensive legislation that aims to look at national security space, civil space, and commercial space together, and maximize the contributions of each. What generally happens is that the congressional science...

Colorado Springs, Colo. A wide-ranging space bill unveiled Tuesday at the Space Symposium here would change the priority for US-made rocket engines, and commercialize Air Force Satellite Control Network operations by January 2018. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Jim Bridenstine...

The Pentagon on Monday awarded Pratt & Whitney a $1 billion contract modification for 28 F135 engines for F-35s. The contract includes about $365.5 million for 28 engines for the Air Force F-35A variants, along with six engines for Marine...

Colorado Springs, Colo. The space enterprise has taken the search out of search and rescue to allow pararescuemen to focus on rescue, Air Force Space Command boss Gen. John Hyten said Tuesday at the Space Symposium here. The PJs make...

The Air Force’s newest tactical intelligence systems squadron reached full operational capability on March 31, six months ahead of schedule. The 28th Intelligence Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is a geographically separated unit that is part of the 655th Intelligence,...

Colorado Springs, Colo. The AR1, being developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne and Dynetics, is “the most logical solution” to end US reliance on the Russian-made RD-180 engine, Aerojet Rocketdyne’s vice president of advanced space and launch said Tuesday at the 32nd...

A Russian Mi-28 attack helicopter crashed Tuesday near Hom, Syria, killing two pilots. The Russian Ministry of Defense said the helicopter, which it refers to as Night Hunter and NATO calls Havoc, crashed because of “technical reasons,” reported Reuters. The...