U.S. Central Command is standing up task forces in hopes of harnessing new technology in innovative ways. The the command wants to augment its modest military footprint in the region and to counter potential adversaries. In mid-October, the Air Force's component, Task Force 99, came ...
Boeing reported a $3.3 billion loss in the third quarter of 2022, driven by deepening woes in its defense business, the company announced Oct. 26. Boeing's defense, space, and security sector lost $2.8 billion in cost overruns on fixed-price development contracts.
Lockheed Martin says it is still pitching its LMXT tanker to the Air Force amid a looming requirements announcement for the KC-Y tanker program. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has cast doubt on whether a KC-Y program would field a wholly new aircraft and has ...
The Air Force and Northrop Grumman will roll out the B-21 Raider from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., on Dec. 2, the company announced. The rollout is the first of a new Air Force bomber since 1988, when the B-2 Spirit emerged from ...
An F-35A fighter assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing crashed at the north end of the runway at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The pilot safely ejected.
A new image from Boeing shows how the B-52H will look after a series of modifications that the Air Force has said are significant enough to warrant re-designating the aircraft as the B-52J or K. The image was rendered from a digital prototyping model and ...
The U.S. can longer assume its logistics are safe and must develop a more agile approach to contend with China, the head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, said Oct. 17.
Retired Gen. John P. Jumper delivered a keynote speech on "The Spirit of Air Power" at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Watch the video or read the transcript.
Retired Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Crider moderated a discussion on "Unlocking the Power of Digital Engineering" with retired Brig. Gen. Steve J. Bleymaier of Aerospace and Defense, Ansys; Scott Nowlin of BAE Systems; and Dave Stagney of Pratt & Whitney at AFA's Air, Space & ...
Retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, moderated a discussion on "Air & Space Warriors Now & Tomorrow" with Lt. Gen. Brian S. Robinson, commander of Air Education and Training Command; Maj. Gen. Shawn N. Bratton, commander of ...
Lt. Gen. James C. Dawkins, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration, moderated a discussion on "Nuclear Modernization" with Michael Beltrani of General Dynamics Mission Systems, Elaine Bitonti of Collins Aerospace, and retired Lt. Gen. James “Jim” Kowalski of Northrop Grumman at AFA's ...
Retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, moderated a discussion on "Building Capacity Today, While Innovating Capabilities for Tomorrow" with Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele (D-Hawaii), Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), and retired Col. Mark Gunzinger of the Mitchell Institute at ...