Communication between fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft recently took a major step forward as the Air Force successfully demonstrated a new secure networking system. Two F-15Cs carrying the Boeing-developed Talon HATE networking system shared information to Link 16, Common...
Air Force Special Operations Command will up-armor its CV-22 Osprey fleets through a sole source contract to Florida-based The Protective Group, according to a notice posted this week. The Advanced Ballistic Stopping System is a panel system to be applied...
Despite an increasing need to grow the ranks of cyber operators in the US military, the Pentagon should not create a separate service to focus on online operations, the head of US Cyber Command told lawmakers Tuesday. Adm. Mike Rogers,...
Three mechanics failed to follow proper cleaning procedures on a VC-25A undergoing regular heavy maintenance, causing contamination of the aircraft’s oxygen system, according to an abbreviated accident investigation board report released late Monday. The contamination occurred at Boeing’s Port San...
President Trump on Monday authorized the Pentagon to arm Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces as they approach the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The Kurdish fighters are already receiving support from US forces and...
An RQ-4 is set to land at Robins AFB, Ga., this week, marking the first time a remotely piloted aircraft has flown to an Air Force maintenance depot. The Global Hawk is headed south for a paint job, “to prevent...
The Defense Department has revised the Military Intelligence Program top line budget request for Fiscal 2017, increasing it by nearly $2 billion, according to a Pentagon announcement. The new top line budget is $18.5 billion, including base budget and overseas...
