Air Force

Pratt Gets a $762.5 Million Add for F-35 Engines

Nov. 25, 2019 | By John A. Tirpak
Pratt & Whitney received a $762.5 million modification to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive fee contract for F-35 fighter engines on Nov. 22. The modification funds 48 F135-100 engines for Air Force F-35A aircraft, and 10 F135-600 engines for Marine Corps F-35B aircraft. The Air ...

Vance Identifies Pilots Killed in T-38 Mishap

Nov. 22, 2019 | By Brian W. Everstine
The two airmen killed in a Nov. 21 T-38 mishap at Vance AFB, Okla., have been identified as Lt. Col. John “Matt” Kincade, 47, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie. Kincade was an instructor pilot assigned to the 5th Flying Training Squadron at Vance, and ...