Strategic forces subcommittee frets over aging ‘Doomsday’ nuclear command planes
The House subcommittee's markup of the fiscal 2023 defense policy bill also calls upon GAO to review the effectiveness of the NC3 Enterprise Center run by STRATCOM.
Air Force To Kick Off E-4B Replacement Competition In 2021
The Air Force has set Feb. 12-13 at Hanscom AFB in Massachusetts as the first industry day for the E-4B replacement program.
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How drones can navigate without GPS
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
Air Force Cautions On Light Attack Combat Test: AF1 Refueling Update
PENTAGON: It’s always difficult to tell when the military is covering its tuckus and when it’s just being careful. So when the outgoing head of the Air Force press desk, Col. Patrick Ryder, told reporters this afternoon that the service had not made any decision about whether to go ahead with a combat test of […]
Refueling An E-4B, With SecDef Aboard
SOMEWHERE OVER THE ATLANTIC: Airborne refueling is a key American capability. It makes US fighters, bombers and transport planes able to fly almost anywhere they can find a place to land. It’s also technically complex and requires great skill on the part of the boom operator and the crew of both the receiving aircraft and […]