Aircraft Mission Capable Rates Rise: Gen. Wilson

Aircraft Mission Capable Rates Rise: Gen. Wilson
Aircraft Mission Capable Rates Rise: Gen. Wilson

“Contrary to most opinions, mission capable rates are actually increasing,” says Air Force Vice Chief Gen. Stephen Wilson, “but it’s one of the things we’re keeping an eye on.”

Focus The Pentagon On Warfighting, Not Kids’ Schools And Such

Focus The Pentagon On Warfighting, Not Kids’ Schools And Such
Focus The Pentagon On Warfighting, Not Kids’ Schools And Such

It’s time to focus the Pentagon on warfighting and get it out of the myriad auxiliary activities that distract it from its main purpose. Secretary Mattis made his position clear in his confirmation hearing: “[W]e have to stay focused on a military that is so lethal that on the battle field it will be the…

Navy, MIT Grapple With Managing Drones On Dangerous Decks

The U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers flight decks are some of the most chaotic and deadly real estate in the world. Teeming with scores of high-performance aircraft, wheeled vehicles and up to a thousand sailors generating up to several hundred sorties per day, flight decks “are fraught with danger,” the Naval Safety Center warned in…