ACC is working with the Air National Guard to determine whether to upgrade the Guard’s F-15Cs with an Active Electronically-Scanned Array radar. ACC chief Keys said that some sort of AESA capability is going to be needed to do homeland defense against cruise missiles. The command is checking out the radar on a small number of F-15s first, to see if it performs as advertised.
The last remaining T-1 Jayhawk at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, took its final flight to the "Boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 15. The 99th Flying Training Squadron will train pilots using T-6 and simulator until it gets T-7 Red Hawk in fiscal 2026.