World: Acquisition

Oct. 7, 2022
World: Acquisition--Time to invest in Next-Gen Tankers; Acquisition inflation.

Faces of the Force

Oct. 7, 2022
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Verbatim

Oct. 7, 2022
A collection of quotes on air power, space power, and national security issues
With the Russian army pummeling Ukraine in Europe, and China increasingly threatening its neighbor Taiwan militarily in the Indo-Pacific, the Air National Guard has embraced the culture of can-do innovation at the core of ACE.
Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright leads a discussion with Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, commander of U.S. Transportation Command; Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy; and Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas, commander of the ...
The B-21 Raider will roll out of Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif., plant in early December, Air Force acquisition executive Andrew Hunter said, but how much of the airplane will be visible remains to be seen. During a press conference at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber ...

World: Modernization

Sept. 2, 2022
Brig. Gen. Dale White, program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft, said much of the recent service-life extension program (SLEP) work on the F-16 has bought years of additional life for the type, and he’s gotten no instructions to start work on its successor, ...

World: Europe

Sept. 2, 2022
Biden signs NATO ratification; B-52 bomber task force missions in the U.K.