Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) is proposing a massive increase in defense spending to avoid what he calls irreparable damage to the military’s ability. McCain on Sunday released a 33-page white paper recommending budget actions for Fiscal...
In his final speech as the Pentagon’s top buyer, Frank Kendall warned that the congressional and Defense Department push to speed up acquisition could be fraught with danger. “The cost of speed is quality,” Kendall said in a farewell speech...
There was “too much” consolidation at the top of the defense industry in the 1990s, outgoing Pentagon acquisition, technology, and logistics chief Frank Kendall said in his last speech Tuesday. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in...
The head of Boeing said Tuesday that a deal could be made soon on the future Air Force One, following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, speaking to reporters Tuesday at Trump Tower in New York,...
The Air Force on Friday awarded Doss Aviation a $290 million contract for initial flight training. Under the award, Doss, located in Colorado Springs, Colo., will provide ground and flying training for pilots, combat systems officers, remotely piloted aircraft pilots,...
US Air Force and US Army experts have been invited to the Philippines for an exchange on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief this month, even though that country’s leadership is still wary about future military cooperation. Subject matter experts will...
Calling all artists and graphic designers! The Air Force Association is soliciting logo ideas for our “Airmen for Life” campaign. We’ve all heard the saying “Once a Marine, Always a Marine.” Well AFA is the connective tissue that enables us...