Carlisle’s Prescription for Securing Air Dominance

Right after the Air Force decided to “accept risk” by reducing personnel and aircraft to pay for long-overdue modernization, the world went sour. Russian invasions, Chinese island-building, and an urgent air war in the Middle East, on top of the...

OCX Will See Milestone B Review in June

By Wilson Brissett
The ground control system for the next-generation GPS III satellite constellation, known as OCX, will undergo a milestone B review sometime in June, Maj. Gen. Roger Teague, director of space programs, told reporters Wednesday. The review before the Defense Acquisition...

ORS-8 Demonstrates Streamlined Space Acquisition

By Wilson Brissett
The eighth satellite in the Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space series demonstrates the progress the service is making in speeding up space acquisition, said David Hardy, associate deputy undersecretary of the Air Force for space on Wednesday. “This is a...

First Global Hawk Arrives at Air Logistics Complex

The first RQ-4 landed at Robins AFB, Ga., marking the first time the Global Hawk has flown to Air Force Air Logistics Complex, according to a May 24 base release. Robins crews will provide an organic paint to the remotely...