WORLD: Air Warfare

April 27, 2023
WORLD: USAF Fighter Mix Changing at Kadena; $9 Billion in F-22 Updates; CCAs Arrive Before NGAD; Re-engined B-52 becomes B-52J; T-7 Delayed til 2025; A-10s, E-3s to the Boneyard.
A new generation of precision weapons is needed to enhance modern strike capability and deter potential aggressors.  “We need fifth-generation weapons to go with our fifth-generation Air Force,” said Gen. Mark D. Kelly, head of Air Combat Command, in October 2021, counting such munitions among ...

Verbatim

Oct. 7, 2022
A collection of quotes on air power, space power, and national security issues

Raptor Rebellion

Aug. 30, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force wants to retire its F-22, the world’s greatest fighter jet, within the decade. Congress doesn’t agree.

World: Modernization

July 1, 2022
Recent wargaming results; ARRW at hypersonic speed; Advanced F-22 capabilities revealed.