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Air Force (U.S.)
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Air Force, Army officers punished for nuclear lapse
National |
September 26, 2008
The Air Force and Army have disciplined 17 senior officers, including the three-star general in charge of logistics, for poor oversight in connection with the mistaken shipment to Taiwan of fuses for nuclear warheads. Read more
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Defense officials promise to restore trust in Air Force
National |
July 23, 2008
Two defense officials nominated to take control of the Air Force promised Tuesday to work to restore trust after the reputation of the service was battered by accusations that it failed to properly oversee the nation’s nuclear weapons and was insufficiently committed to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more
Friday, July 18, 2008
Anti-terror money sought for luxury
National |
July 18, 2008
The top Air Force leadership sought for three years to spend counter-terrorism money on “comfort capsules” for military planes to ease the travel of senior officers and civilian leaders – with at least four top generals involved in design details such as the color of the capsules’ carpet and leather chairs – according to internal e-mails and budget documents. Read more
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Business |
July 10, 2008
The star-crossed effort to build the Air Force a new fleet of aerial refueling tankers was delayed yet again after Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced Wednesday that the competition that selected Northrop Grumman Corp. Read more
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Gates weighs in on tanker dispute
Business |
June 26, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pledged to oversee a disputed $35-billion tanker contract after congressional investigators Wednesday detailed numerous mistakes the Air Force made in awarding the deal to Northrop Grumman Corp. Read more
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A different type of Air Force leader
National |
June 10, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took action Monday to dramatically reorient the leadership of the Air Force, calling for the nomination of the first non-fighter or bomber pilot to lead the service since its inception after World War II.
His recommendation that Gen. Read more
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Air Force, CEOs meet over tanker
Business |
April 22, 2008
Air Force representatives met last week with the chief executives of Boeing Co. Read more
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Air Force ads’ intent questioned
National |
March 30, 2008
Troubling images flash across the screen, showing black-clad terrorists, tsunami-flooded villages and the Chinese army. Read more
Monday, March 10, 2008
Strategic moves for Pentagon contract
Business |
March 10, 2008
In a high-stakes rivalry pitting two of the world’s largest defense contractors, Century City-based Northrop Grumman Corp. Read more
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Air Force insists there’s no fighter rift
National |
February 16, 2008
The top two officials of the Air Force on Friday disowned comments made earlier this week by a four-star general who implied the service was at odds with the Bush administration over purchases of sophisticated new F-22 fighters. Read more
Friday, February 15, 2008
Fighter dispute hits stratosphere
National |
February 15, 2008
In an intensifying dispute over weapons priorities, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday privately rebuked a four-star general for suggesting the Air Force intended to buy twice as many sophisticated F-22 Raptor aircraft as the Bush administration had approved, according to Air Force officials. Read more
Friday, February 8, 2008
Air Force outlines strategic plan
National |
February 8, 2008
The Air Force’s top officer on Thursday presented a new strategic plan for the service that warns the U.S. cannot ignore “ascendant powers” seeking to challenge American military superiority as it fights low-intensity wars elsewhere. Read more
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Airbus ups the ante in U.S.
Business |
January 15, 2008
The competition for the Pentagon’s biggest contract in years intensified Monday as European aircraft maker Airbus said it would assemble commercial jets in the U.S. if it won the $40 -billion award to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force. Read more
Friday, January 11, 2008
Air Force examines whether F-15 maker is liable for crash
National |
January 11, 2008
The Air Force is reviewing decades-old contracts to determine whether manufacturers of U.S. fighter jets bear responsibility for a defect that caused one of the planes to break apart in flight late last year, officials said Thursday. Read more
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Air Force may shrink F-15 fleet over feared structural defect
National |
January 9, 2008
The Air Force will probably order dozens of its F-15 fighter jets permanently grounded because of crucial structural flaws, significantly reducing the number of planes available to protect the United States, officials said Tuesday. Read more
Friday, December 14, 2007
Pentagon reportedly probing C-17 program
Business |
December 14, 2007
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog is examining whether the Air
Force and Boeing Co. Read more
Friday, November 30, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
F-15 fleet is grounded after a jet falls apart
National |
November 6, 2007
The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-15s, the
service’s premier fighter aircraft, after one of the planes
disintegrated over eastern Missouri during a training mission,
raising the possibility of a fatal flaw in the aging fighters’
fuselage that could keep it out of the skies for months. Read more
