Friday 24 July 2020

Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare News and Analysis

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INDOPACOM Wants Billions To Build, As Pentagon Plans Cuts To Overseas Presence

By 2026, Adm. Philip Davidson said, the US will need additional air and missile defenses on Guam to counter a growing Chinese threat.

 

DARPA Gremlins: Drone Test Back On After COVID Delay

"We expect to report results in August, at the latest," DARPA spokesperson Jared Adams told Breaking D.

 

JADC2: Black Sea Exercise Tests Joint Command Concepts

The Air Force experiment piggybacked on the annual Sea Breeze wargames, with ships, aircraft, and special operators from at least eight nations coming together to deter Russia.

 

Air Force 'Digital Century Series' Is Stuck In The Wrong Century

Acquisition chief Will Roper wants to replicate the rapid-fire development of new fighter jets in the 1950s. He should focus on new drones instead.

 

Lawmakers Blast Lockheed, DoD Over F-35 Parts Problems

"Fix this now, before you have blood on your hands," said Rep. Rashida Talib.

 

Fire 'Gutted' Much Of USS Bonhomme Richard: CNO Gilday

Breaking Defense has obtained an email from Adm. Michael Gilday detailing the damage of 11 of the amphibious ship's 14 decks.

 

Combatant Commanders Want Reaper To Stay

The Air Force wants to cut its workhorse drone, the MQ-9 Reaper. The combatant commanders that use the MQ-9 don't want to see that happen.

 

Milley Assigns Service Roles In All-Domain Ops Concept

The Air Force will lead work on the concept for command & control, the Navy will lead joint fires, and the Army has logistics.

 

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Firms Rev Up For B-52 Re-Engine Battle

The Air Force hopes replacing the engines will keep the venerable B-52 in the air through 2050 — just two years shy of a century.

 

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