US Air Force eyes fleet of 1,000 drone wingmen as planning acceleratesThe Air Force is trying to map out how it might operate, organize and support a fleet of autonomous drones flying alongside crewed fighters.By Stephen Losey9 months ago
US Air Force reworks tanker modernization plans, slashes next buy“Our mobility fleet can no longer operate forward with relative impunity,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said at the AFA Warfare Symposium.By Stephen Losey9 months ago
US Air Force eyes NGAD deliveries by 2030. Can it be done?"The odds are against it happening" by 2030, John Venable of the Heritage Foundation said. "In the last 25 or 30 years, nothing’s come in on time.”By Stephen Losey15 months ago
US Air Force warns of aging fighters, poor purchasing effortsAmid a high global demand for air power, as well as domestic hurdles in Congress and the White House, the service is racing to rebuild its fighter fleet.By Stephen Losey15 months ago
How one Air Force office eliminates barriers to digital transformationDecision to heavily rely on new design and manufacturing techniques made the program the poster child for the potential of digital engineering.By Courtney Albon15 months ago
US Air Force seeks to extend winning streak in hypersonic weapon testsGen. Duke Richardson, head of Air Force Materiel Command, told reporters the upcoming ARRW test will be “a big one.”By Courtney Albon16 months ago
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