President Bush announces intention to nominate Michael B. Donley for Secretary of the Air Force and name him as Acting Secretary, pending Senate confirmation.
The Collaborative Combat Aircraft will be operational in the late 2020s, several years before the Next-Generation Air Dominance family of systems, Air Force officials told the House Armed Services tactical aviation panel. The CCAs will first be “shooters,” then electronic warfare platforms, then sensors, in that order, they added.