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Air Force’s electric aircraft test ends with simulated casualty evac
The Air Force is looking for ways to use electric aircraft for everything from shuttling cargo and passengers around a base to evacuating downed airmen.
Senate hearing urged on Pentagon vaccine effort
Two Democrats on Senate Armed Services Committee members are calling on panel leaders to hold a hearing on the Defense Department’s role in Operation Warp Speed, a White House-backed effort to create and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to every American.
By Joe Gould
After yearlong delay, the US Air Force is ready to field Raytheon’s new smart bomb
Raytheon took a timeout to redesign a key component after problems were discovered during testing.
By Valerie Insinna
The Air Force’s robot pilot returns to the skies
The Air Force Research Laboratory's ROBOpilot can transform manned aircraft into unmanned systems.
By Nathan Strout
The Pentagon wants a $10B defense industry cash injection. Is Congress listening?
Pentagon leaders need “around $10 billion” in the next pandemic aid package to cover defense contractors’ coronavirus-related costs. But it’s unclear how the hefty funding handout will square with Republican skepticism of new deficit spending.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon loosens cash flow for industry, more measures likely coming
Industry will be getting more cash up front to help combat the impacts of the coronavirus.
By Aaron Mehta
Illegally sold Chinese surveillance equipment installed at military installations, feds say
A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by falsely claiming the goods were manufactured in America, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
C-130Hs to get avionics upgrade in half-billion dollar deal
L3 plans to carry out the upgrades to 176 Hercules at its facility in Waco, Texas.
Poor maintenance contributed to a devastating C-130 crash. Here’s how the Air Force will make sure it doesn’t happen again.
How did a corroded KC-130T blade escape the Air Force's quality control apparatus?
By Valerie Insinna
L3 agrees to settle lawsuit alleging bias against Guard and reserve pilots
A major defense contractor has agreed to pay $2 million to National Guard and reserve pilots who were passed over for jobs at the company going back to 2011, under a proposed settlement filed in federal court in Washington state.
By Kyle Rempfer