The Air Force is investing in electronic aircraft, hoping to jumpstart a nascent market.
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Richard J. Joseph is Chief Scientist of the Department of the Air Force, advising the Secretary and Chiefs of the Air Force and Space Force on their $2.8 billion science and technology enterprise. He speaks with John A. Tirpak about the structure of the S&T ...
The B-21 is progressing to roll out and first flight, as the Air Force wrestles with how many to buy.
Northrop Grumman’s design for a new nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile is moving forward after the Air Force signed off on the latest development milestone in November, the company announced Feb. 16. The company passed a benchmark known as the engineering and manufacturing development baseline review, ...
The Defense Department Office of Inspector General is ending its analysis of U.S. Central Command’s ability to protect key assets under its purview from missiles and drones due to COVID-19-related travel rules, it announced in a partially redacted memo published Feb. 11. The pandemic’s persistence ...
U.S. and Israeli troops are practicing ballistic missile defense and collaborative crisis response as part of exercise Juniper Falcon 2021, U.S. European Command told Air Force Magazine Feb. 10. Approximately 300 Defense Department representatives, including American Airmen, are taking part in the two-week-long exercise that ...
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden sees even more consolidation among top-tier defense contractors in the next 20 years, but the reduction in traditional firms will likely be offset by a surge in new entrants, particularly in the cyber and space domains.
