Gen. Michael Moseley, speaking at AFA’s Air & Space Conference Wednesday, said that the Air Force’s top five acquisition priorities (the next-generation tanker, new search and rescue helicopter, space systems, the F-35, and the next-generation bomber) are “but a step in the right direction.” The Air Force’s top uniformed official said that worldwide requirements “demand that we purchase more C-130Js, the Joint Cargo Aircraft, [and] more and better medium and high altitude unmanned aerial vehicles,” among other things.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.