Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare News and Analysis

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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Army Wants Smaller Brigades, Stronger Divisions & Lots Of Robots New technologies and organizations will give soldiers an edge, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe said, but tanks and foot troops will still face brutal close combat.

Space Command Widens Embrace Of Allies "We're looking internally to my headquarters, as well as here at Peterson, to bring some of our great allies and partners into our staff and into our operations and processes here at the Combatant Command level as well," said SPACECOM head Gen. James Dickinson.

AFRL's Newest Lab Aims At Building Things In Space One of the first projects the new DeSel lab will work on is testing structures for a futuristic capability that could be enabled by on-orbit assembly and manufacturing: space-based solar power.

Israeli Politics, Sub Scandal Cloud Waters On US Weapons Buys TEL AVIV: The fragile coalition that forms the Israeli cabinet is delaying the decisions on huge arms deals with American companies, mainly Boeing and Lockheed Martin. "The chaos in the cabinet has put the urgent need for some critical defense platforms on ice. This is something that should not happen in a country like Israel that…

VCSAF Wilson Presses Service's Long-Range Strike Role "All of the services are pursuing new long-range strike capabilities today, kind of like little kids chasing a soccer ball, and someone needs to ask which investments will maximize our nation's long-range strike warfighting potential," said Mitchell Institute's Mark Gunzinger.

Drones = Help For Manned Fighters & Bombers, Not A Substitute Some defense experts think that low-cost, "attritable" unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) now in development can substitute for significant numbers of advanced manned military aircraft. Use these cheaper aircraft and you don't have buy as many F-35A fighters, B-21 bombers and other stealth aircraft. Nothing is further from the truth. The Air Force needs a mix…

Some Democrats Sour On F-35 Sale To UAE "The Trump Administration has made it clear that they'll put lethal weaponry in just about anyone's hands without regard to potential loss of life so long as the check clears," Rep. Eliot Engel says.

China Set To Beat US, Russia Again In Space Launch Race China has launched 29 satellites through Sept. 30, compared 27 launched by the US. The US has far more satellites already in space.

New North Korea ICBM Looks Bigger, But… This new missile — if it's real — does not change the current threat or defense calculus.

The B-52 Is Aiming For Its Seventh Decade Of Service; The USAF Has New Engine Requirements To Make It Possible [Sponsored]

In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program.

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