Air Force News

BAE, HAL May Jointly Market Hawks Globally
BAE Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) are exploring the possibility of marketing the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer globally in the next couple of years.
2010-07-30

Israel Debates Deterrence vs. Cost on F-35
Critics contend that the planned Israeli money for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, estimated at about $2.75 billion for the first 19 aircraft, could be better used upgrading conventional, non-stealthy aircraft with long-range, high-speed stealthy weapons and sensors with the range to support such attacks.
2010-07-29

Navy, USAF Coordinate High-Altitude UAV Work
More questions than answers are arising from the U.S. Navy/Air Force memorandum of agreement to coordinate efforts on their respective high-altitude reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).
2010-07-15

USAF Eyes Blue Devil for Afghanistan
U.S. Air Force officials are exploring new ways to marry signals and imagery intelligence collection to find enemies on the ground in Afghanistan.
2010-07-14

JSF Chief a No-Show at Farnborough
Vice Adm. David Venlet, the new director of the tri-service, nine-nation Joint Strike Fighter program, is not planning to attend the Farnborough Air Show during his first year in the high-profile post.
2010-07-09

Further Twists Emerge In Fighter Competitions
Political and programmatic upheaval is shifting the ground under U.S. and European combat aircraft builders as they await the outcome of competitions in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
2010-06-30

Pentagon Approves C-130 AMP Production
The Pentagon has signed off on low-rate initial production of the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), kicking off the installation of the first 20 kits.
2010-06-25