Air Force Global Strike chief Bussiere to retire
Lt. Gen. Stephen Davis is slated to succeed Gen. Thomas Bussiere as the head of Air Force Global Strike Command in a ceremony scheduled for Oct. 17.
Trump taps Wilsbach as next Air Force chief
Breaking Defense previously reported that former Air Combat Command chief Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach was a frontrunner to replace outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin.
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Wilsbach expected to become next Air Force chief of staff: Sources
Former Air Combat Command head Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach had emerged as the frontrunner for the Air Force’s top uniformed job shortly after Gen. Dave Allvin announced his retirement in August.
Speeches by Meink, Allvin headline AFA day 1 [Video]
The Breaking Defense team walks you through the biggest news from day one of the conference.
AFA preview: Air Force leadership faces an uncertain future
Breaking Defense's Aaron Mehta and Michael Marrow walk you through what you need to know as the annual AFA conference kicks off.
EXCLUSIVE: Wilsbach, former ACC commander, in running to be next service chief, sources say
Three sources familiar with the discussions told Breaking Defense that Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach is a leading candidate to succeed Gen. David Allvin as the next Air Force chief of staff.
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Next-generation KC-390 Millennium expands multimission options for air forces
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Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin to retire in surprise move
Gen. David Allvin will step down "on or about Nov. 1," the Air Force announced today, but will remain in his post "until a replacement is confirmed."
Pentagon chiefs eye Ukraine’s surprise drone strike with anxiety – and envy
Service leaders worry about base defense, but Gen. David Allvin also asked, "Why don't we think about including that in our Air Force and doing like the Ukrainians do?”
Video: The Weekly Break Out Episode 18: An exclusive with Air Force Gen. David Allvin
Air Warfare Reporter Michael Marrow dives into his recent one-on-one with the senior Air Force leader.
EXCLUSIVE: Allvin says Air Force must grow, even at ‘expense’ of other services
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin argues the Air Force is most apt for an Indo-Pacific fight relative to other services.
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KC-46 refueling vision system fix delayed to 2027
The new timeline is a setback for the beleaguered tanker, whose deliveries have been halted since February.
Air Force picks Beale to host CCA drone wingmen ‘aircraft readiness unit,’ begins ground testing
The service is expected to oversee a fly-off between contenders General Atomics and Anduril this summer.
‘Blatant disregard’: Air Force, Senate panel face off over infrastructure spending
“We’ve got too much infrastructure, and oh, by the way, Congress passed a law that said they're going to expect us to pay double for that excess infrastructure that we don't want. We’ve got to fight that,” said Gen. David Allvin.
‘No smoke and mirrors’ with Boeing’s NGAD win, executive says
“We’ve been flying a prototype for quite some time,” said Steve Parker, Boeing’s interim defense unit CEO. “And we won the program. So that is a maturity stamp that I’ll give you right then and there.”