The Air Force definitely has cast aside all pursuit of a B-52 standoff jammer, and instead is working on an airborne electronic attack stand-in capability, Air Staff requirements director Maj. Gen. David Scott said Tuesday during an Association of Old Crows symposium in Washington. After his speech, he also told the Daily Report that USAF would like to fly on the Navy’s EA-18G Growler escort jamming aircraft. Scott said he’d like to see a continuation of the arrangement wherein USAF crew flew on Navy EA-6B Prowlers. The arrangement was set to expire with the retirement of the Prowler. Continue
Exasperated with the delays to the F-35’s Tech Refresh 3 update—which has held up deliveries of completed fighters since last fall—the House Armed Services Committee wants to slash the military services’ fiscal 2025 F-35 purchase by at least 10 aircraft and as much as 20.