Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, in a new Letter to Airmen, exhorts airmen to take “advantage of every opportunity to increase” their knowledge so they can “develop and exploit new technologies and tactics.” He uses the term “knowledge-enabled airmen” to describe generations of innovative airmen who continued to learn throughout their careers.
The Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is behind schedule and may significantly overrun its expected cost, which could partially explain why the service is reviving the hypersonic AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid-Response Weapon.