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NDAA would put brakes on A-10 aircraft retirement, but let others go
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently cited the A-10 as an example of the kind of older aircraft the service wants to retire to free up resources to modernize for a high-end fight.
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US Air Force’s new goal? Get rid of planes that don’t scare China
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown also said the service is looking at which aircraft would not be well-suited to a fight in a contested environment as it eyes the future of its force.
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
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With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer?
While the Air Force has a new trainer designed to teach new pilots how to fly in 5th generation fighter aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, Air Combat Command has started exploring the possibility of another Advanced Tactical Trainer.
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White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition
During his tenure at the Air Force, LaPlante oversaw the acquisition of the B-21 bomber through a complicated selection process.
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‘No company is immune’: Supply chain woes weigh on defense firms
Supply chain problems have hit all sides of the defense industry in unexpected ways — and small businesses with narrower profit margins are particularly worried about how they can weather this storm.
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Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
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‘Brittle’ air refueling capability endangers US during major war
The Hudson Institute argues that the answer isn’t in more tankers, but better distribution of refueling architecture on the ground.
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McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets its first KC-46s — and the Air Force’s 50th
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expected to receive 15 more KC-46s this fiscal year, and another nine the next year.
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DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair. Can it grab four in a half-hour?
The Gremlins program needs to show it can recover four drones back to back to prove it can be operationally relevant.
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NDAA would put brakes on A-10 aircraft retirement, but let others go
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently cited the A-10 as an example of the kind of older aircraft the service wants to retire to free up resources to modernize for a high-end fight.
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US Air Force’s new goal? Get rid of planes that don’t scare China
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown also said the service is looking at which aircraft would not be well-suited to a fight in a contested environment as it eyes the future of its force.
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
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With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer?
While the Air Force has a new trainer designed to teach new pilots how to fly in 5th generation fighter aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, Air Combat Command has started exploring the possibility of another Advanced Tactical Trainer.
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White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition
During his tenure at the Air Force, LaPlante oversaw the acquisition of the B-21 bomber through a complicated selection process.
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‘No company is immune’: Supply chain woes weigh on defense firms
Supply chain problems have hit all sides of the defense industry in unexpected ways — and small businesses with narrower profit margins are particularly worried about how they can weather this storm.
-
Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
-
‘Brittle’ air refueling capability endangers US during major war
The Hudson Institute argues that the answer isn’t in more tankers, but better distribution of refueling architecture on the ground.
-
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets its first KC-46s — and the Air Force’s 50th
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expected to receive 15 more KC-46s this fiscal year, and another nine the next year.
-
DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair. Can it grab four in a half-hour?
The Gremlins program needs to show it can recover four drones back to back to prove it can be operationally relevant.
-
NDAA would put brakes on A-10 aircraft retirement, but let others go
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently cited the A-10 as an example of the kind of older aircraft the service wants to retire to free up resources to modernize for a high-end fight.
-
US Air Force’s new goal? Get rid of planes that don’t scare China
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown also said the service is looking at which aircraft would not be well-suited to a fight in a contested environment as it eyes the future of its force.
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Senators: Military hurt by politicians using them as ‘props’
Two leading senators are concerned about the public’s declining confidence in the military, and whether American leadership in the world is waning at a time when China and Russia are moving.
-
With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer?
While the Air Force has a new trainer designed to teach new pilots how to fly in 5th generation fighter aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, Air Combat Command has started exploring the possibility of another Advanced Tactical Trainer.
-
White House taps former Air Force official to run Pentagon acquisition
During his tenure at the Air Force, LaPlante oversaw the acquisition of the B-21 bomber through a complicated selection process.
-
‘No company is immune’: Supply chain woes weigh on defense firms
Supply chain problems have hit all sides of the defense industry in unexpected ways — and small businesses with narrower profit margins are particularly worried about how they can weather this storm.
-
Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there.
The Air Force hopes to one day be able to launch a barrage of cruise missiles or other weapons out of the back of airlift planes.
-
‘Brittle’ air refueling capability endangers US during major war
The Hudson Institute argues that the answer isn’t in more tankers, but better distribution of refueling architecture on the ground.
-
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets its first KC-46s — and the Air Force’s 50th
McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is expected to receive 15 more KC-46s this fiscal year, and another nine the next year.
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DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair. Can it grab four in a half-hour?
The Gremlins program needs to show it can recover four drones back to back to prove it can be operationally relevant.
