The 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb., home to many USAF intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance assets, plans to hold an inaugural ISR symposium May 22-24 under the theme “Leading the Fight—Airborne ISR in 2025.” The wing already has lined up Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne as featured speakers.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.