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
F-35 program head blasts Lockheed for slow progress on contract
Yet again, the F-35 Program Office is having a hard time reaching a final contract agreement with Lockheed Martin.
By Valerie Insinna
Trump, Boeing reach handshake agreement to cap Air Force One program at $3.9B
The White House claims it cut the price of the program by $1 billion, but the figures don't add up.
By Valerie Insinna
New $64M fund will give US Air Force squadrons chance to spearhead tech projects
The new “Squadron Innovation Fund” will dole out about $10,000 to $30,000 per squadron.
By Valerie Insinna
Here’s what we know about the Air Force’s alternative to the JSTARS recap
In its recently unveiled fiscal 2019 budget proposal, the Air Force canceled its JSTARS recapitalization program in favor of a disaggregated battle management approach.
By Valerie Insinna
US Air Force eyes self-protection systems for aging tankers, airlifters
A new “High Value Airborne Asset” study recommended improvements to communications, situational awareness and self-protection systems.
By Valerie Insinna
Structural issues plague US Pave Hawk helicopters
The Air Force's 33rd Rescue Squadron is tasked with one of the service's most important tasks, but many of its Pave Hawk helicopters used for those missions have begun exhibiting structural cracking.
By Valerie Insinna
Interview: Head of US Air Force special ops in Asia-Pacific talks regional threats, priorities
The head of the 353rd Special Operations Group sat down with Defense News to talk about the team's work and why it matters to the diverse, often volatile Asia-Pacific region.
By Valerie Insinna
Top US Air Force general hopes to increase Asia’s interest in light-attack aircraft
The Asia-Pacific regions has shown little interest in the U.S. Air Force's light-attack experiment so far, but its chief of staff wants to change that.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force F-35 put through its paces in first Asia-Pacific deployment
The Air Force's F-35A model is halfway through its first deployment to the Asia-Pacific. How is it doing?
By Valerie Insinna
The Pentagon’s acquisition office is gone. Here’s what the next 120 days bring.
The Pentagon has officially split its acquisition, technology and logistics office into two units. Now comes the hard part.
By Aaron Mehta