The Pentagon evacuated Tuesday after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake rattled the East Coast, sending people pouring into the streets wondering what was going on. Those inside the Pentagon said they could see the walls shaking and feel the entire building moving...
Defense Officials have requested funding be reprogrammed to modify two additional RQ-4 Global Hawks as battlefield communication relay aircraft, said Bill Walker, Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk business development manager. Congress also is considering redirection of funding to “expand the communications...
Military leaders in the United States and China should make a greater effort at constructive dialogue, Vice President Joe Biden told students at the Sichuan University in Chengdu, during his four-day visit to China. “China and the United States face...
Boeing evaluated a new interphone system on the B-52 during a six-hour flight from Edwards AFB, Calif., the company announced. Part of the Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade, “the successful interphone evaluation keeps the CONECT team on track to...
Maine’s Governor sent a letter to the FAA strongly opposing Air National Guard plans to lower altitude limits from 7,000 feet to 500 feet over the Condor Military Operations Area. After reviewing the proposal, Gov. Paul LePage stated that expansion...
The fire department for the city of Springfield, Ill., is getting federal funding to bring on about 20 new firefighters to compensate for pending retirements. Unfortunately, there is no way for state and local officials to use these same funds...
The Civil Air Patrol National Board elected Maj. Gen. Chuck Carr Jr., to a three-year term as national commander last week. Carr, the former vice commander, received his second star (the highest CAP rank) and officially took command Aug. 20....
The Air Force Research Lab has queried industry to see if there are companies capable of maturing technology for a conformal load-bearing antenna structure (CLAS) that long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft could carry to detect and track dismounted individuals. AFRL officials...
Boeing delivered three more F-15Ks to Daegu AB, Aug. 20, bringing the Korean Next Fighter II Slam Eagle fleet up to 13 aircraft. The remaining eight aircraft are slated for delivery by the end of April, according to a release....
