U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Sage Geosystems a $1.9 million contract to demonstrate geothermal powerplant technology that could power the service’s airfields.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve is a peacetime effort to develop capacity that the U.S. military can tap during times of conflict or crisis.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft WT001 got airborne from Birmingham Airport, England, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The fifth T-7A will be delivered from Boeing in St. Louis to Edwards AFB, California, in mid-October.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Brian Everstine
The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Special Operations Command now intends to buy a fleet of 62 of the L3Harris and Air Tractor aircraft.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force now has three Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers in test.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The service is close to identifying the launch providers eligible to send nearly 50 future national security missions to space.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The entire V-22 fleet is still limited in its operations, including a requirement that it stays within 30 min. of a divert location.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Left out of the first round of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Lockheed Martin is now looking at cheaper, less capable designs for the next round.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S.-led group of nations supporting Ukraine cannot train F-16 pilots fast enough to meet the nation’s needs, Europe's top USAF officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking at a new acquisition approach for its future tanker.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Service leaders have said the NGAD fighter competition is on pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting USAF future refueling plans including topping up CCA in contested airspace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Northrop Grumman is "monitoring" changes USAF may make to its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program after the company took a pass on bidding as a prime.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The deep-pocketed Silicon Valley startup is chasing air dominance programs with a new design philosophy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Hydroplane has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A nonpublic investigation into the recent crash highlights an increasing disconnect between the U.S. Air Force and Navy program offices.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force and Army support finally takes Piasecki’s Ares into the air.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Service officials have said the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform is on pause as it reviews requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force and U.S. Navy have fielded the latest version of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The head of the U.S. Air Force wants Congress to expand a newly approved authority to start acquisition programs ahead of authorization from lawmakers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.
Emerging Technologies