Do border deployments hurt readiness or not? Key Senate Democrats demand answers from DoD
"To the extent the southern border deployment is causing readiness concerns, they must be addressed immediately," lawmakers are demanding.
By Joe Gould
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Lawmakers to invite NATO chief to address Congress
The invitation comes at a tense time in the alliance.
By Joe Gould
Light-attack experiment pits AT-6 against A-29 in high-stakes matchup
Textron and the Sierra Nevada Corp.-Embraer team can expect a fast-paced couple of months at Holloman Air Force Base.
By Valerie Insinna
Here’s how House lawmakers plan to fix the US military’s hypoxia problem
The House Armed Services Committee wants to bump up funding to develop technologies that could help the Air Force and Navy mitigate pilot physiological episodes.
By Valerie Insinna
Interview: Mitchell Institute head has advice for the future US Air Force fighter fleet
The Air Force will be making major decisions regarding its fighter jet inventory this year.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force to reassess health of aircraft inventory due to fatal mishaps
“I think how the Air Force has approached this is not to panic,” says Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, head of Air Force Materiel Command.
By Valerie Insinna
Remember that list of KC-46 problems? Here’s how they’re getting fixed.
A fix to the infamous "boom scraping" issue is on the way. How will the U.S. Air Force react?
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force targets weapons integration, logistics in second round of light attack demo
The stakes are high: A good showing in the experiment could mean a contract for one of the two participants.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force acquisition exec: To reduce F-35 sustainment cost, focus on agile software
The service's new head of acquisition has floated doing an agile software pathfinder ahead of the F-35's modernization program.
By Valerie Insinna
House lawmakers move to stop Air Force from canceling JSTARS recap
If the Air Force wants its battle management system of systems, it may have to move ahead with JSTARS recap.
US Air Force, Boeing still clash over KC-46 delivery timeline
The Air Force met with Boeing last week, but the service still thinks Boeing's schedule estimates are over ambitious.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force space acquisition center to undergo major reorg this fall
One of the biggest and most important changes is the establishment of a “office of the senior architect” responsible for synchronizing efforts across the Space and Missile Systems Center.
By Valerie Insinna