Fighter jet training offer comes as three other European nations announce they’ll send more than 100 Leopard tanks to Kyiv.
By Tim MartinA new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
With AI still a nascent technology, VISTA’s ability to churn through flight tests could be critical for the Air Force as it looks to start a Collaborative Combat Aircraft program as early as fiscal 2024.
By Valerie Insinna
“There’s US[-made], there’s Gripen out of Sweden, there’s the Eurofighter, there’s the Rafale [from France],” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown. Even the venerable A-10 hasn’t been ruled out.
By Valerie Insinna
Algeria and Morocco are eyeing advanced air fighter fleets – and each other.
By Agnes Helou
“I’d say that the ground-based air defense was the key in this war, and it’s still the key [moving forward],” said a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter squadron commander who goes by the callsign “Moonfish.”
By Valerie Insinna
A new maintenance facility could begin doing work on regional C-130 fleets before the end of the year.
By Agnes Helou
“The Ukrainians are getting bombarded and they do not have — as their country’s leaders suggest—they do not have the wherewithal to compete in the sky,” said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez. “I don’t understand why we are not working efficiently to facilitate [an agreement].”
By Valerie Insinna
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
Talk that Poland could send MiG-29s to Ukraine in exchange for the US sending F-16s to Warsaw is enticing to some, but questions about timing, maintenance and pilot availability will complicate it.
By Bartosz Głowacki
In 2021, Air Force laid a path for big changes coming down the line in 2022 and beyond.
By Valerie Insinna
The first F-16 produced in Greenville, S.C., won’t be ready to begin flying until late 2022, said Greg Ulmer, Lockheed’s vice president of aeronautics.
By Valerie Insinna
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already requested a series of F-16 upgrades from the US, but may be using Russia for political leverage.
By Ragip Soylu
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Agile, open networks will let the DoD make command decisions faster, distribute its forces, and operate at a standoff distance to counter new weaponry like hypersonic missiles.
By Barry Rosenberg
“The TacAir study is coming to a close soon. I haven’t had a chance to review it yet. But I’m hoping it will be an input that informs this National Defense Strategy, and the ’23 POM and our plans going forward,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
By Theresa Hitchens
DSCA also is looking at ways to better advertise options like third-party transfers to potential foreign buyers, says Air Force FMS specialist Col. Anthony Walker.
By Theresa Hitchens
