U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
The service last year announced the creation of an Integrated Capabilities Command (ICC), a new major command led by a three-star general.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The Defense Department is going shopping in a bid to gain information on everything from loitering attack munitions to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Miller comes from Northrop Grumman, where he was the vice president for engineering in its aeronautics sector for a year.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The additional orders come after the Air Force selected Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for CCA Increment 1 prototypes in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The new systems under Replicator 1.2 will be delivered by August 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force approved Merlin’s airworthiness plan to demonstrate parts of the Merlin Pilot autonomy suite in KC-135s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The early planning comes as the service is standing up its new Integrated Capabilities Command to look across its mission sets for new acquisition programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service’s Operational Energy office has outlined several programs aimed at increasing the efficiency of military aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force leaders say the service’s mobility fleet of tankers and airlifters need to become more connected to each other.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Norris Tie launched the Torrance, California-based company in 2019 with seed financing from Y Combinator on a proposal to build a supersonic airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military’s aeromedical evacuation (AE) personnel have become very specialized and good at what they do.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The UMCS is initially developed to operate the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray on board Navy carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Military spending rose 14% over President Biden’s four-year term to $841.4 billion in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bill signed into law last December.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
This year, that operational requirement comes as the U.S. Air Force also undergoes a large-scale overhaul of its force structure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Most defense programs end up more expensive than planned, but the B-21 is still cheaper than the Air Force expected. Supporters say it is time to buy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command outlined its new expectation Nov. 1 during a presentation at the Airlift/Tanker Association conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The image was unveiled this week at the Airlift/Tanker Association conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall pointed to other budget priorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The head of the U.S. Air Force is raising the possibility of completely taking on the mission of air base protection from the Army.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The company has dusted off a two-year-old concept as an intense competition builds for the second batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The service is pursuing an “allied by design” approach that includes a new push for space-related military sales.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Defense Department Inspector General on Oct. 29 released an investigation into Boeing’s performance-based logistics contract for the C-17.
Multi-Mission Aircraft