In Focus: Securing Air Superiority

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Monday, November 30, 2020 The Climb To Air Dominance Presented by Raytheon Technologies From smart weapons to advanced radars to precision landing systems, Raytheon Technologies is giving pilots a decisive advantage against evolving threats. Learn more now. RCO To Manage ABMS Buys; Tankers First To Sport New Data Links "When you can launch an austere airbase in a space capsule, that's frickin' awesome," says AF acquisition head Will Roper about the idea of suborbital transport spacecraft. Aboard USS Ford: More Weapons, More Launches, Faster & Safer The ability to mix and match the current air fleet and the future one is significantly enhanced with EMALS, which will allow everything from F-35s to the fleet's future unmanned aircraft to take off and land aboard the new class of carriers. It's Open Architectures For ALL New Weapons As JROC Sets JADC2 Requirements Joint All-Domain Command & Control "will fundamentally change how we fight as a nation, and will change how we organize, train and equip," Air Force director of operational capabilities Maj. Gen. Dawn Dunlop says. 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. DARPA AI Builds New Networks On The Fly Military hierarchies are, by necessity, rigid structures. DARPA's 'Mosaic Warfare' project aims for something much more fluid and adaptable, with AI doing the logistical grunt work so human commanders can get creative. F-15EX Radar Win Buoys Raytheon Market Hopes "There's definitely a big future for the export version of the AN/APG-82," says Michelle Styczynski, F-15 Senior Product Line Director for Raytheon Intelligence & Space.

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