“Certainly, we’re in the in the conversation for the HACM as that gets developed,” Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray said.
By Theresa HitchensModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
Best-of-breed common models and architecture enable virtual training and testing with the same data in a cyber-resilient posture.
“We are in the planning stages at this point,” Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander, Air Forces in Europe/Africa, told reporters today.
By Paul McLearypresented by Rolls-Royce
In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program.
By Breaking Defense
The Air Force hopes replacing the engines will keep the venerable B-52 in the air through 2050 — just two years shy of a century.
By Theresa Hitchens
The MQ-9 Reaper drone is the big winner in the 2021 NDAA markup by HASC Chair Adam Smith, receiving a whopping $108 million increase above the $29.5 million request.
By Theresa Hitchens
Norway took a major step toward replacing its F-16s when Norwegian air chief Brig. Gen. Tonje Skinnarland declared Norway’s F-35As operational after completing a deployment at Orland Main Air Station.
By Paul McLeary
A new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
“We need that partnership with customers on the DoD side where they’re willing to take a step forward with us in understanding that neither one of us knows the ultimate answer.”
By Paul McLeary
The Navy tells Congress it wants to get more deadly and sail longer. Quickly. Can you say unfunded requirements?
By Paul McLeary
Fifth gen or fourth gen? F-35A or F-15X. Stealth, sensors and fusion or lots of missiles? Lockheed or Boeing? See what the Mitchell Institute says.
By David Deptula and Doug Birkey
This week the White House will issue its second Medal of Honor in recent months for extreme valor in the Battle for Robert’s Ridge, recognizing one of the most intense and influential firefights of the post-9/11 era. It will be awarded posthumously to Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman. Sometimes at night they huddled over a…
By James Kitfield
In a somewhat surreal scenario, President Trump yesterday riffed on the idea of a “Space Force,” something he’d clearly been briefed on at some point. And the Air Force expects new engines for the B-52 fleet to cost up to $8 billion.
By Colin Clark
PENTAGON: It’s explicit: China is the Air Force’s “pacing threat.” That was the clearest message from Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who met with the press the day after the Pentagon budget’s release. China’s rapid modernization is driving the Air Force to respond, Wilson said, though she declined to detail any of the service’s efforts…
By Colin Clark
CORRECTED: Inserted Photo Of Minuteman III; Removed Photo Of Titan WASHINGTON: Gen. Robin Rand, the Air Force bomber and missile boss, really wants new jet engines for his aging B-52s. The service has invited interested companies to a two-day information session in December and Boeing and Rolls-Royce are already publicly campaigning for the contract. But,…
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
If an aircraft like the B-1 was taxed so hard due to high demand, the appropriate lesson is that the nation needs more bombers, not less.
By David Deptula and Doug Birkey