Air Force wishlist seeks additional $3.5B for spares, construction and Pacific maneuvers

Air Force wishlist seeks additional $3.5B for spares, construction and Pacific maneuvers
Air Force wishlist seeks additional $3.5B for spares, construction and Pacific maneuvers

No aircraft were featured on the Air Force’s unfunded priorities list submitted to lawmakers today despite a decision to cut back on fighter procurement in FY25.

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Fact-checking the KC-46A Pegasus

Fact-checking the KC-46A Pegasus
Fact-checking the KC-46A Pegasus

How the KC-46A has become a “game changer” for U.S. and allied warfighters.

‘Not uncommon’ for American jets to be intercepted by China 10 times a day, PACAF chief says

‘Not uncommon’ for American jets to be intercepted by China 10 times a day, PACAF chief says
‘Not uncommon’ for American jets to be intercepted by China 10 times a day, PACAF chief says

Gen. Mark Kelly, who heads the Air Force’s Air Combat Command, said that the US’s shrinking and aging aircraft fleet has emboldened Russian and Chinese pilots to seek “batting practice.”

‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific

‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific
‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific

While the Pentagon is still figuring out how to effectively ferry supplies across the Indo-Pacific theater, a top TRANSCOM official warned that the command may not have all the tools it needs to accurately track supplies in transit.

In a first, Reaper makes highway landing, Air Force says

In a first, Reaper makes highway landing, Air Force says
In a first, Reaper makes highway landing, Air Force says

During a military exercise in Wyoming, an MQ-9 Reaper made history by conducting its first highway landing alongside what the Air Force says is the greatest number of aircraft to pull off the tactic.

Air Force’s FY24 request seeks to retire 310 older planes to invest in its future

Air Force’s FY24 request seeks to retire 310 older planes to invest in its future
Air Force’s FY24 request seeks to retire 310 older planes to invest in its future

Building off trends established by the fiscal 2023 budget, the service is asking for even more retirements in FY24 while seeking to launch new efforts like a program to field autonomous wingmen. “We’ve built a budget that we think has a reasonable balance between current-, midterm- and longer-term investments, if you will, or capabilities,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.

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Today’s defense environment demands integrated systems, and JADC2 is no different

Today’s defense environment demands integrated systems, and JADC2 is no different
Today’s defense environment demands integrated systems, and JADC2 is no different

The key is creating intelligent gateways that connect networks and the cloud across security domains and translate data so the joint services can speak the same language

L3Harris teams with Brazil’s Embraer to bring KC-390 tanker to US market

L3Harris teams with Brazil’s Embraer to bring KC-390 tanker to US market
L3Harris teams with Brazil’s Embraer to bring KC-390 tanker to US market

L3Harris believes that the KC-390 could be a key piece of the Air Force’s next-generation KC-Z family of tankers due to its smaller size and ability to operate in austere environments.

EXCLUSIVE: Even with Ukraine operations ongoing, Air Mobility Commander focused on China

EXCLUSIVE: Even with Ukraine operations ongoing, Air Mobility Commander focused on China
EXCLUSIVE: Even with Ukraine operations ongoing, Air Mobility Commander focused on China

“We have to demonstrate a resolve as a country and as an alliance that prevents the worst-case scenario from happening or nobody’s going to care how much [readiness] I preserved for the future,” Air Mobility Command head Gen. Mike Minihan said in an exclusive interview.

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The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition

The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition
The FLRAA/FARA Ecosystem Enables All-Domain Operations In The Great Power Competition

A flight-proven tiltrotor and advanced helicopter are the optimum solutions for transformational air assault and attack/recon.

Future Air, Space Force Tech Demos To Focus On INDOPACOM, SPACECOM

Future Air, Space Force Tech Demos To Focus On INDOPACOM, SPACECOM
Future Air, Space Force Tech Demos To Focus On INDOPACOM, SPACECOM

“Our secretary has been very clear that he wants us to move rapidly from experimentation and  demonstration to fielding,” says Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap.

Digital Design Revolution Key To All Domain Ops: Air & Space Officials Say

Digital Design Revolution Key To All Domain Ops: Air & Space Officials Say
Digital Design Revolution Key To All Domain Ops: Air & Space Officials Say

Digital “transformation” is “critical to being able to maintain our advantage over peer competitors,” Kristen Baldwin, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for science, technology & engineering, says.

Fleet Decentralization Focus For AF Budget Beyond 2023

Fleet Decentralization Focus For AF Budget Beyond 2023
Fleet Decentralization Focus For AF Budget Beyond 2023

How the Air Force embodies its ‘agile combat employment’ concept depends in part on the future fleet composition — with the F-22’s fate a central question.

Trilateral Cope North Exercise To Test ‘Agile’ Air Ops On Austere Airfields

Trilateral Cope North Exercise To Test ‘Agile’ Air Ops On Austere Airfields
Trilateral Cope North Exercise To Test ‘Agile’ Air Ops On Austere Airfields

The Agile Combat Employment (ACE) concept uses a ‘hub and spoke’ network of permanent, well-established ‘hubs’ and more remote, austere ‘spokes’,” says Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Air Wing in Guam.