The former fighter pilot and current chief of staff of the Air Force is expected to be a champion for the service’s modernization strategy, as well as an advocate for making the armed services more inclusive.
By Michael MarrowModernizing 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.
“So with small numbers of aircraft and with, you know, not a full suite of more modern capabilities, it’s hard to overcome those [air defense] systems,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters.
By Michael Marrow
Though Brown is expected to get the nod, a National Security Council spokesperson cautioned that no final decision has been made.
By Aaron Mehta and Lee Ferran
The Air Force has been asking Congress for permission to mothball the aircraft for years, which lawmakers approved in fiscal 2023. The FY24 budget is likely to ask for more retirements.
By Michael Marrow Going more than “PowerPoint deep,” the services also are making “a lot more progress” on Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said today.
By Theresa Hitchens
The US has begun discussing collaboration on next-gen air superiority technologies with Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.
By Valerie Insinna
“But I think it’s going to be the led by the new Chief [Digital] and AI Officer, Craig Martell, who comes to us from industry and has a very good technical background,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “Hopefully he’ll be able to help pull it together. But there’s a definite need to do that.”
By Jaspreet Gill
Enterprise-wide training: the Army’s $3.5B program for multi-service combat readiness
The competition for Warfighter Training and Readiness Solutions will bring together training networks, combat training centers and live ranges across the DoD enterprise.
“There’s US[-made], there’s Gripen out of Sweden, there’s the Eurofighter, there’s the Rafale [from France],” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown. Even the venerable A-10 hasn’t been ruled out.
By Valerie Insinna
“We can actually then change the mission systems and allow various vendors to compete, as long as they meet, form fit and function,” Air Force Gen. CQ Brown said. “And because it drives competition, you get a better end product, and ideally, it brings the price down as well.”
By Valerie Insinna
“Ideally, I’d like to get to higher [fighter procurement rates],” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said. “If I had a big blank check, I’d actually take care of it all.”
By Valerie Insinna
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
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he’s “not aware of any current plan, or even any discussion of a current plan to field or provide A-10s to the Ukrainians.”
By Valerie Insinna
“Now we’re somewhere stuck in the thinking that mass needs to be physical,” Gen. CQ Brown told officials at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference on Nov. 13. “What if we did not have to produce sorties to achieve the same effect?”
By Valerie Insinna
“The world is opening up again, and that means there will be a surge in post-pandemic demand for military systems, likely driven by the Persian Gulf region,” said defense consultant Loren Thompson.
By Valerie Insinna
