Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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Long Range Strike Hot Potato Now In OSD Hands "It's ultimately a political decision, and … this demands a strong and fully staffed OSD," said Mackenzie Eaglen, of the American Enterprise Institute. "That doesn't seem likely until much later this year."

Bases' 5G To Boost Data, Emergency Medicine & Combat "5G is one of the most transformative technologies coming to us, second only to the cloud," Maj. Gen. Matt Easley says.

Naval Readiness Fell In 2019; Ground Readiness Rose: GAO Readiness of air, space, and cyber forces across the armed services was mixed, the Government Accountability Office said.

Cue Drum Roll: The F-15EX Eagle II "The F-15 C and D fleets, in their current state, places us at great risk," said Lt. Gen. Duke Richardson, "with 75% of the fleet flying beyond its certified service life, and 10% grounded due to structural integrity issues.

Iron Dome: A Decade of Intercepts [Sponsored] This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first operational intercept by Israel's Iron Dome system.

CSAF Brown On Deck For Joint Chiefs Chair: RUMINT Former CSAF Gen. David Goldfein, who like many fighter pilots isn't a big guy, was passed over as CJCS because he didn't "look macho enough for Trump," said one former Pentagon insider.

Early Risk Reduction For The Bomber Of The Future [Sponsored] With two B-21 test articles in production in Palmdale, Northrop Grumman will soon be flying a digital marvel of the 21st Century.

AUSA Fires Back At Air Force: Long-Range Missiles Aren't 'Stupid' The benefit of diverse and effective long-range precision fires was reinforced by then-U.S. Pacific Command Commander Navy Adm. Harry Harris, who challenged the Army to develop more lethal, long-range precision fires that could not only engage adversary land targets, but also sink ships at sea.

Valkyrie Drops A Drone Of Its Own UPDATED: To explain that LCASD program is done with flight tests. WASHINGTON: The Air Force's low-cost XQ-58A Valkyrie drone has tested a new capability — launching its own drone — designed to boost its abilities to counter enemy air defense missiles and protect higher-value aircraft such as fighters and tankers. The Air Force Research Laboratory…

Joint Force Vs. China: Project Convergence 21 "This is a journey to see what's possible, what can we do with today's technologies, for a relatively minor cost," Gen. John Murray told us. "Project Convergence '20 cost us about the same thing as one Combat Training Center rotation" — $23 million.

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