It’s time for military tech to catch up with military needs. The call was for a new intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability.
Secretary Frank Kendall
The U.S. can’t afford to postpone modernization in a tri-polar nuclear world.
New unmanned fighter and bomber projects won't unravel the Air Force's "4+1" combat aircraft roadmap, Secretary Frank Kendall said at the AFA Warfare Symposium. He provided broad outlines of the unmanned bomber and a cost target but said the project will be classified.
“I’m very concerned about our readiness levels, our availability of the current fleet. Some fleets like our battle management fleet, AWACS as well, are not anywhere near where they need to be,” Secretary Frank Kendall said.; USAF Aircraft Mishaps Down; Integrated Warfighting Network.
Lauren Barrett Knausberger, USAF’s chief information officer said, "There’s just not enough money to fix it all at once."
The results of two new personnel studies released in November exposed new areas of concern for Air Force leaders.
