There’s $400 million in the Air Force’s 2010 budget request for a restart of the KC-X tanker program. Service officials said they anticipate a new competition and an award to be made by the middle of Fiscal 2010, but the number of aircraft and the methodology of the competition have yet to be decided. There’s $700 million in the budget request for the C-5 re-engining and avionics modification program, which also funds the C-130 avionics mod. No money is in the budget for additional C-17s beyond the 205 now on contract, although Congress is looking to add some in its supplemental deliberations. The Air Force put $91 million in its budget request to shut down the C-17 line. The service is also funding eight C-27 Joint Cargo Aircraft, although, as we reported earlier, it looks like the Air Force is going to be the sole operator of the program; Army money was deleted (see below).
USAF Releases New Airpower Doctrine
April 22, 2021
The Air Force on April 22 released a new doctrine that outlines the basic tenants of airpower, how and why the service fights, and reiterates the Air Force core values of “integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.” In an email to retired and active general…