GE’s Angelella Gets USAF’s Need for Speed—in Acquisition, as Well as Flight
“The adversary isn't going to take a knee if we take our time,” says Angelella. “That's why it's so important to go fast and stay ahead.”
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USAF Rebuilds Precision Munition Stockpiles
Production surge slows as Air Force nears weapons goal.
‘The Fighter Jet Era Has Passed’
Elon Musk to USAF: Autonomous drones are the future.
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Q&A: What’s on the Mind of Gen. C.Q. Brown?
An exclusive interview with the PACAF Commander days before his nomination to be the next Air Force Chief of Staff.
Think Tank Urges USAF to Dial Back RDT&E, Buy In-Production Hardware
The Air Force should prioritize buying new hardware over new concepts like the Advanced Battle Management Systems, because it has an obligation to meet National Defense Strategy requirements and the service already is too old and small to do so, a new Heritage Foundation white ...
ACC to Award ‘Red Air’ Contracts for Six Bases
Air Combat Command plans to award multiple adversary air support contracts for six bases as early as April, but the contracts are just a fraction of what was originally anticipated. “The math for the original plan was based on what we can do to maximize ...
CENTCOM, AFRICOM Urge Lawmakers Not to Cut MQ-9, Combat Air Patrols
The Air Force’s plan to cut MQ-9 Reaper production and some air patrols in the fiscal 2021 budget request would negatively impact the ability to conduct operations and provide enough over watch in hotspots in the Middle East and Africa, the top officials responsible for ...
US Airstrikes Kill 6 Al-Shabab Militants in Somalia
The United States killed six al-Shabab militants and wounded two others in a series of airstrikes carried out in the first week of March, U.S. Africa Command reported. Three of the strikes—two on March 2 and a third on March 5—targeted al-Shabab militants near Qunyo ...