In this op-ed, Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute argues that the Air Force can’t hit pause on NGAD if the US is to survive the INDOPACOM “Hellscape”
The hard part is structuring the data hand-off. Decisions will come up on how much data management takes place on the satellites and how they will use software-defined communications. Enter service politics.
Bombers are the ultimate chess pieces in the US national security plan. Bombers are also a scarce resource, and, personally, I’m worried about retiring even a single one of the U.S. Air Force’s bombers. Until the new B-21 Raider bomber squadrons fill out, years from now, there’s nowhere to turn for more. It’s not just me. Hear…
In this op-ed, Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute argues that the Air Force can’t hit pause on NGAD if the US is to survive the INDOPACOM “Hellscape”
By Rebecca Grant