U.S. Air Force (USAF)

By Brian Everstine
USAF and Navy leaders have pitched their future fighter plans to Trump, as the Pentagon and the administration prepare to decide how to fund procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Third Multi-Domain Task Force is also pressing for additional long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The information call came in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need, a designation that allows new systems to be fielded within two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The president’s vision of a comprehensive homeland defense system faces questions over how the project should be led in development and commanded in operations.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Ahead of the first flights of Anduril and General Atomics prototypes, the Air Force has yet to clarify requirements for future uncrewed systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The service’s long-term goal is to replace both the C-32A and C-40B/C executive transports with a single platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The USAF wants to evaluate how the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod can support larger Fairchild Republic A-10s and mobility aircraft, including the Lockheed C-130.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The House on March 11 approved a CR to keep the government funded through Sept. 30.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The goal is to find a replacement for legacy platforms that are too expensive and cumbersome to develop.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The March 7 solicitation is among the U.S. Air Force’s corrective actions after Viasat filed a bid protest against two contract awards.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The late-February request from the Air Force reflects a broader strategy to use government funds to seed investments in future commercial products.
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 disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the secretive operational plans for the Air Force’s next-generation bomber.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The OA-1K Skyraider II will see evolving capabilities beyond a simple close air support platform, officials assert.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Until recently, almost all workers on the program needed a Yankee White security clearance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Limitations to the Bell Boeing V-22’s flight envelope and proprotor gearbox problems have cut back flying.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The comments are a shift in the Air Force’s recent history with adversary aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The proposal would face an uphill challenge amid fiscal restrictions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Anduril and Zone 5 Technologies have been picked to move to the next phase of the Enterprise Test Vehicle (ETV) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The comments come as a decision on how to proceed with the NGAD penetrating counter air fighter is on hold.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Regent Craft has signed an initial accord with Abu Dhabi’s Strategic Development Fund to set up a joint venture to manufacture electric seagliders in the UAE.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force no longer deems a stealthy successor to the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 necessary for its modernization strategy.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The service said it decided to pause deliveries on Feb. 27 after identifying cracks in the “outboard fixed-trailing-edge support structure” of two aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced March 3 that the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. design will be the YFQ-42A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The details of any new trend in engines also serve to unveil future requirements of a paying customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion