Air Force One replacement facing additional delays, up to 17 months late: sources
Two sources with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense that Boeing now projects the VC-25B program will run 17 months behind schedule.
Two sources with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense that Boeing now projects the VC-25B program will run 17 months behind schedule.
"My number one priority within the command is: how do I increase my battlespace awareness, in particular, how do I look at the space domain?" SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he's "not aware of any current plan, or even any discussion of a current plan to field or provide A-10s to the Ukrainians."
"Our joint and coalition forces that are requiring the space capabilities that we provide, and they can't be treated as a given anymore," Gen. John Raymond said.
On Russia, the Air Force secretary said, "If President Putin thought he could divide NATO, divide Europe, and even divide the United States, he was wrong. Now it’s up to all of us to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again."
Gambit will be General Atomics' entrant for the Air Force's Off-Board Sensing System program, a source with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense exclusively.
Lt. Gen. Frédéric Parisot, number two in the French Air and Space Force (FASF), talked with Breaking Defense about his priorities for the future.