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‘Red Air’ providers prep for a big year of war games
Last October, the Air Force chose seven companies to provide adversary air services to more than 20 bases. But what's happening now?
By Valerie Insinna
Air Combat Command goes ‘back to the future’ to re-learn large-scale deployments
If the Air Force needs to deter — or even fight — a peer adversary, ACC needs to be ready to deploy whole squadrons or even wings.
The 386-squadron goal is still lean compared to Desert Storm days, Air Force chief says
The Air Force is not playing a negotiating trick by asking for more squadrons than it needs and then bartering with lawmakers downward, according to the Air Force chief of staff.
By Kyle Rempfer
Japan surges new weapons, military roles to meet China’s rise
Japan is reinvigorating its forces as China expands its reach.
By Tara Copp, AP
New in 2019: Air Force looks for new bomb designs to fight Russia and China
A growing cohort of Air Force researchers is arguing that the service needs to undergo a munitions revolution if its to take on a peer-level adversary in open conflict.
By Kyle Rempfer