The potential deal includes support for US-made aircraft like C-130 transport planes, E-3 surveillance aircraft and Bell helicopters.
By Lee FerranIntegrating commercial off-the-shelf computing on military platforms and how to make it work
The systems may be off-the-shelf, but the packaging for integration on vehicles and ships provides cradle-to-grave resiliency.
The Swarm Carrier would be one of three drone types that Air Force Special Operations Command expects will strengthen a budding initiative to incorporate more autonomous systems in missions.
By Michael Marrow
The program is based off a similar concept being executed in US European Command.
By Justin Katz
“I don’t know if it’s somehow a sign of greater transparency or why, but normally, defence steadfastly resist saying what options it’s taking up to government,” Marcus Hellyer of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said. “It’s quite unusual that they’re flagging they are only taking one option to government before they’ve actually even done it.”
By Colin Clark
A new maintenance facility could begin doing work on regional C-130 fleets before the end of the year.
By Agnes Helou
The Air Force is wargaming with allies on how to counter Russia and China in the Arctic, looking to “understand the nature of the competition, as well as the range of capabilities that each of us bring to the problem,” said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, the service’s lead strategist.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Navy also asks for five additional F-35C fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye and 4 CMV-22s.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
“Is it going to be cost effective? That’s why we have several lines of effort early on and there will be plenty of off-ramp [opportunities] along the way to determine if we move forward” said Col. Ken Kuebler, SOCOMs Fixed Wing chief.
By Paul McLeary
“There’s a lot of retrofit that will have to take place,” Gen. Stephen Lyons said about the replacement of the tanker’s faulty boom camera.
By Theresa Hitchens
HAC-D Chair Rep. Betty McCollum and the Ranking Member Rep. Ken Calvert used today’s hearing to decry DoD’s failure to fundamentally overhaul space acquisition.
By Theresa Hitchens
“We have hardpoints on the C-17; We have hardpoints on the KC-46. It’s not a hard stretch to think that we could put one or two missiles on there for self defense,” says AMC head Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.
By Theresa Hitchens
As Air Mobility Command looks to connect its aircraft to high-speed battle networks like ABMS, it is still struggling to get its KC-46 tankers working properly.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
“You’ve got to create enough capacity so that long-range punch is really a punch,” Maj. Gen. Clint Hinote said.
By Theresa Hitchens
AMC has repatriated a total of 350 citizens by “gray tail” aircraft since March 19, Lt. Gen. Thomas said.
By Theresa Hitchens
