The years-old idea of an “arsenal plane,” a flying munitions truck that could accompany fighter jets and unmanned aircraft into battle, is now adapting to include the Air Force’s new technology pursuits. As the Air Force evolves its thinking on the prospect of an arsenal ...
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One way the Air Force could come up with the $30 billion it says it’s shifting from “legacy” systems to urgent new priorities would be to retire eight major aircraft, including two bomber fleets, according to Todd Harrison, writing for the Center for Strategic and ...
A B-1B Lancer takes off from Ellsworth AFB, S.D., on Oct. 24, 2019, in support of US strategic objectives. Air Force photo by A1C Christina Bennett. The B-1B Lancers that deployed to Saudi Arabia Oct. 24 have already returned home...