U.S. Air Force Awards New ICBM Contracts
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing and Northrop Grumman risk-reduction contracts for preliminary development of the nation’s next-generation intercontinental …
Aerospace
THAAD BMD System Test Successful
The Missile Defense Agency and soldiers of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade from Fort Bliss, Texas, conducted a successful …
U.S. Navy and Air Force Award $86.5 Million LRASM Contract
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin an $86.5 million contract for the first production lot of …
Langley Research Center – America’s First Civilian Aeronautical Research Laboratory Celebrates a Century
In the hundred years since its establishment, NASA’s Langley Research Center (LaRC) has been at the leading edge of aerospace …
Air Force, Marine F-35s Train Together at Red Flag 17-3
Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs will train alongside their Air Force F-35A counterparts for the first time at Red Flag …
AFRL/RX: A National Asset
From its inception in 1917 and through its entire 100-year history, the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate has been an …
Proximity-fuzed Stinger Missiles Down Small Unmanned Systems
Raytheon Stinger missiles fitted with new proximity fuzes intercepted two small unmanned airborne systems (UAS) in a recent Army …
Boeing Completes Saudi E-3A AWACS Upgrades
Boeing has completed an extensive series of radar system upgrades for Royal Saudi Air Force E-3A Airborne Warning and …
Air Force Ends F-35A Weight Restrictions
U.S. Air Force leadership has rescinded weight restrictions for F-35A pilots that had previously barred pilots weighing less than 136 …
Boeing Adds Sixth KC-46 to Test Fleet
Boeing has added a sixth KC-46 Pegasus tanker to its test fleet, according to a company news release. The newest …