The study cautions that no matter how smart, drones only "are complementary, force-multiplying capabilities, not replacements for 5th generation stealth aircraft" such as F-35 and F-22 fighter jets, and B-21 bombers.
"I want to go fast. I want to go fast. I want to go fast," says CSAF Gen. Charles Brown about revamping the Air Force to meet Russian and Chinese threats.
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"You know, we say the next fight is going to be joint -- no, it's going to be coalition," said Maj. Kevin Peel, of the Air Force Warfighting Integrating Capability (AFWIC).
"It's ridiculous, to be quite candid. It is encroachment on roles and missions," says Mitchell Institute's Dave Deptula about Army plans for super long-range weapons that rival the capabilities of Air Force combat aircraft.
"We are going to accelerate this market for domestic use in a way that also helps our military," Roper stressed. "The Air Force is all in."
"AFWIC was told to inform and try to shape the '20 POM," Fantini told reporters, but that 2020-2024 budget plan is due out in February and was already largely locked down. "But the '21 POM," he said, it's "game on."
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