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.”
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“China has a much more difficult military problem from the standpoint of, they have to accomplish one of the most difficult military events that you would have to do,” said Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach. “If I was them, I’d be worried. If I was a [Chinese] military commander, I’d be worried about 2027.”
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The head of Pacific Air Force said he had no objections to India buying Russia’s S-400 system “in the current environment.” But — and this is a big but — he said India’s action “will perhaps affect a future purchase by India, if they were interested in purchasing other defense equipment from us. But that’s out of my lane, and I don’t really talk about that, because it’s tomorrow stuff.”
By Colin Clark
For years, we’ve heard about how vulnerable aircraft carriers are to enemy fire. They’re big. They’re not that fast — compared to a missile. But a big airbase isn’t exactly mobile. While it can be hardened, its location is well known. So, this year the Pentagon requested $361 million for deployable airbase systems as part…
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