The Air Force has already achieved great synergies by integrating its active duty and reserve components more closely. But Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Thursday at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando that he wants more of this. “We need to build on these accomplishments by putting some brainpower against Total Force Integration, part 2,” he said. This is just one of the ways in which the Air Force’s leadership is trying to mitigate the impact of resource constraints on the service’s ability to execute its mission most effectively and efficiently.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.