According to Air Combat Command, the 27th Fighter Squadron, which has been absent from the Air and Space Expeditionary Force rotation as it transitioned to the F-22, will be able to re-join the AEF queue in January 2007. ACC head Gen. Ronald Keys says it wouldn’t surprise him if the unit did deploy to combat duty in Iraq or Afghanistan—if the US is still engaged in those areas. The F-22 and its operators and maintainers, says Keys, are ready to deploy and fight anywhere—as of today.
Navy CCA Program’s Shape Coming into Focus
Oct. 17, 2025
In announcing its Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft contract, General Atomics has provided some clues as to where the service is heading with its version of an armed, autonomous fighter escort. It will likely be quite different from the Air Force version.
