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Department of the Air Force needs more resources for successful reorg

The Department of the Air Force’s top leaders are on target with their newly announced reorganization. “We are out of time, Secretary of the...

Air Force unveils command changes, wing plans in bid to outpace China

AURORA, Colo. — The Air Force said Monday it will create a new forward-looking capabilities planning command, refocus its training enterprise, and rethink how...

U.S. Air Force and Space Force to realign priorities

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force on Feb. 12 unveiled plans to reorganize Air Force and Space Force units, change personnel policy,...

Head of US Space Force’s commercial hub talks vendor opportunities

ORLANDO, Fla. — Since its establishment last spring, the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Office has been busy making connections with industry and creating...

Space Force to put firms under contract for commercial reserve by 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force expects to begin identifying members for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve — an effort to scale up its...

No more ‘must-wins’: Defense firms growing warier of fixed-price deals

WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin chief executive Jim Taiclet offered a warning during a quarterly earnings call this week,The government, he said, is putting too...

Rising B-21 production costs lead to $1.6B charge for Northrop

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman reported a nearly $1.6 billion pre-tax charge on the B-21 Raider program in the last quarter of 2023, as the...

Air Force’s next nuclear missile at risk after costs spike

WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s next nuclear missile program has exceeded its planned costs severely enough to trigger a report to Congress, potentially putting...

Northrop test fires rocket motor for new nuclear missile

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman on Tuesday announced it successfully test fired the second-stage solid-rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel nuclear missile now under development.The...

‘Cautionary tale’: How Boeing won a US Air Force program and lost $7B

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s next-generation tanker was supposed to be the ideal candidate for a fixed-price development program.Indeed, when Boeing first won...

New in 2024: Air Force plans autonomous flight tests for drone wingmen

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force’s plan to create a fleet of drone wingmen to fly alongside piloted fighter jets will accelerate in 2024,...

Replicator: An inside look at the Pentagon’s ambitious drone program

WASHINGTON — Clint Hinote didn’t expect to change his mind.He was back at the Pentagon in August, for the first time since retiring this...

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