After doing some analysis, the idea appears to be “less attractive than we thought it might be,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Breaking Defense.
By Valerie InsinnaModernizing our supply chain is a national security imperative
Closing supply chain gaps in innovating technology will reposition the industrial base to be a strategic source of value.
Home to top secret projects, Air Force’s Plant 42 is nirvana for aviation enthusiasts, who apparently sometimes take their interest too far.
By Valerie Insinna
According to two sources with knowledge of the matter, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall had tasked the service’s budget corps to consider cancelling the F-15EX. Instead, it will receive a plus-up in the FY23 request.
By Valerie Insinna
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, Columbia-class ballistic submarine and B-21 bomber could all face delays under a yearlong continuing resolution, service officials said.
By Valerie Insinna and Andrew Eversden
The only year end list about warplanes that also includes Taylor Swift song recommendations. You’re welcome.
By Valerie Insinna
The B-21 and future sixth-gen fighter will operate alongside drones, but what will those unmanned aircraft actually do?
By Valerie Insinna
“What we want is something that can go operate with [the B-21],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
By Valerie Insinna
Gray Eagle is the low-cost, low-risk answer to Army modernization
Gray Eagle STOL and Gray Eagle 25M are the best options for Army aviation as it assesses where to move from its current inflection point.
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Low-observable treatments and easier maintenance usually don’t go hand-in-hand; all indications are that the B-21 will break that paradigm.
By Barry Rosenberg
“There’s no free money, right, so it has to come from somewhere,” said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements.
By Theresa Hitchens
On Sept. 17th, the Air Force celebrated its birthday with pomp, circumstance and cake. Behind the celebration, however, there are dangerous trends seen within the service, including a number of key platforms that are aging out and major expenses about to hit. David Deptula, the dean of the Mitchell Institute, says the service needs to…
By David Deptula
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Supportability issues that affected the availability and performance of early, stealthy aircraft are being addressed by Northrop Grumman on this new program.
By Breaking Defense
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Aligning current and emerging technologies for Joint All-Domain Command and Control is the enabler that will let warfighters acquire data and quickly act on it by applying effects where they need them, when they need to, and on the timeline they need them.
By Barry Rosenberg
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Advanced software development techniques are reducing risk and will enable the Air Force and Northrop Grumman to more efficiently integrate weapons on future aircraft, like the B-21.
By Barry Rosenberg
Even though a short spending freeze seems mostly harmless, it is clear the US military cannot buy back time.
By Mackenzie Eaglen