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Air Force expanding flights, training and bases for drones, top general says
Within the next year to 18 months, the service plans to increase the number of RPA flights from the current 60 daily combat air patrols (or caps), the general said.
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How about Liberator II? Air Force wants your suggestions for new B-21 bomber name by May 6
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced in February that the service’s newest bomber will be dubbed the B-21.
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Lawmakers worry new B-21 bomber will be another F-35 money pit
Lawmakers are concerned that the Air Force’s newest proposed aircraft, the B-21 bomber, could see major cost overruns similar to those on the F-35, which is already estimated to be $160 billion over budget.
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McCain slams USAF chief Welsh on A-10 effectiveness
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, got into a fiery exchange with Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh on Thursday.
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Combat unit drops bombs out of F-35 for first time
In another milestone before the plane reaches operation, airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, dropped bombs from an F-35 Lightning II, the first combat squad to do so, a press release from the Air Force said.
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Hypersonics could help Air Force thwart enemy anti-air defenses
“Hypersonics is no longer Buck Rogers stuff,” said Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, Ret., former head of the Air Force Research Laboratory. “Hypersonic weapons are now both important for us to develop, and they are inevitable for somebody to develop.
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Decision to delay F-35 buy “incredibly difficult,” Air Force general says
Delaying the purchase of five F-35 Joint Strike Fighters was “an incredibly difficult decision,” but one the Air Force had to make due to budget constraints, a top general said Thursday.
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Changes coming for missileer careers, Strike Command general says
Missile airmen who are part of the nuclear enterprise will see changes to their deployment schedule and more opportunities than sitting in a silo all day, the head of Global Strike Command said Thursday.
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Hypersonic missiles could be operational in 2020s, general says
Hypersonic missiles could be here faster than you know it.
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Air Force general: We’ve flown the wings off the A-10
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite its venerable service to the Air Force, the A-10 is nearing the end of its lifespan, a top general said Thursday.
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Air Force expanding flights, training and bases for drones, top general says
Within the next year to 18 months, the service plans to increase the number of RPA flights from the current 60 daily combat air patrols (or caps), the general said.
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How about Liberator II? Air Force wants your suggestions for new B-21 bomber name by May 6
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced in February that the service’s newest bomber will be dubbed the B-21.
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Lawmakers worry new B-21 bomber will be another F-35 money pit
Lawmakers are concerned that the Air Force’s newest proposed aircraft, the B-21 bomber, could see major cost overruns similar to those on the F-35, which is already estimated to be $160 billion over budget.
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McCain slams USAF chief Welsh on A-10 effectiveness
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, got into a fiery exchange with Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh on Thursday.
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Combat unit drops bombs out of F-35 for first time
In another milestone before the plane reaches operation, airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, dropped bombs from an F-35 Lightning II, the first combat squad to do so, a press release from the Air Force said.
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Hypersonics could help Air Force thwart enemy anti-air defenses
“Hypersonics is no longer Buck Rogers stuff,” said Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, Ret., former head of the Air Force Research Laboratory. “Hypersonic weapons are now both important for us to develop, and they are inevitable for somebody to develop.
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Decision to delay F-35 buy “incredibly difficult,” Air Force general says
Delaying the purchase of five F-35 Joint Strike Fighters was “an incredibly difficult decision,” but one the Air Force had to make due to budget constraints, a top general said Thursday.
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Changes coming for missileer careers, Strike Command general says
Missile airmen who are part of the nuclear enterprise will see changes to their deployment schedule and more opportunities than sitting in a silo all day, the head of Global Strike Command said Thursday.
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Hypersonic missiles could be operational in 2020s, general says
Hypersonic missiles could be here faster than you know it.
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Air Force general: We’ve flown the wings off the A-10
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite its venerable service to the Air Force, the A-10 is nearing the end of its lifespan, a top general said Thursday.
-
Air Force expanding flights, training and bases for drones, top general says
Within the next year to 18 months, the service plans to increase the number of RPA flights from the current 60 daily combat air patrols (or caps), the general said.
-
How about Liberator II? Air Force wants your suggestions for new B-21 bomber name by May 6
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced in February that the service’s newest bomber will be dubbed the B-21.
-
Lawmakers worry new B-21 bomber will be another F-35 money pit
Lawmakers are concerned that the Air Force’s newest proposed aircraft, the B-21 bomber, could see major cost overruns similar to those on the F-35, which is already estimated to be $160 billion over budget.
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McCain slams USAF chief Welsh on A-10 effectiveness
Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, got into a fiery exchange with Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh on Thursday.
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Combat unit drops bombs out of F-35 for first time
In another milestone before the plane reaches operation, airmen from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, dropped bombs from an F-35 Lightning II, the first combat squad to do so, a press release from the Air Force said.
-
Hypersonics could help Air Force thwart enemy anti-air defenses
“Hypersonics is no longer Buck Rogers stuff,” said Maj. Gen. Curtis Bedke, Ret., former head of the Air Force Research Laboratory. “Hypersonic weapons are now both important for us to develop, and they are inevitable for somebody to develop.
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Decision to delay F-35 buy “incredibly difficult,” Air Force general says
Delaying the purchase of five F-35 Joint Strike Fighters was “an incredibly difficult decision,” but one the Air Force had to make due to budget constraints, a top general said Thursday.
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Changes coming for missileer careers, Strike Command general says
Missile airmen who are part of the nuclear enterprise will see changes to their deployment schedule and more opportunities than sitting in a silo all day, the head of Global Strike Command said Thursday.
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Hypersonic missiles could be operational in 2020s, general says
Hypersonic missiles could be here faster than you know it.
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Air Force general: We’ve flown the wings off the A-10
ORLANDO, Fla. — Despite its venerable service to the Air Force, the A-10 is nearing the end of its lifespan, a top general said Thursday.
