Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

The latest Air Warfare news and analysis from Breaking Defense.

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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IBCS Overcomes Electronic Attacks, Downs Cruise Missile The test involved electronic attack efforts against radars while previous tests had been directed against the communications systems binding ICBS to its sensors.

CAPE's TacAir 'Affordability' Insights Out In Fall The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is "critical to being able to execute the emerging operational concepts" being honed by the Joint Staff for future conflict, Joseph Nogueira, acting CAPE director, says.

Navy Lays Out Plan To Close The Strike Fighter Gap Four Years Early A senior naval aviation officer says a change to the F-35C squadrons, additional reserve aircraft from other services and a successful maintenance program will be key to resolving the longstanding shortfall.

Warren Lifts Kendall, Shyu Holds; Pushes Four-Year Revolving Door Rule Kendall and Shyu each have acquiesced to Warren's request that they "extend their ethics agreements / industry recusals from two years to four years, and to avoid seeking a waiver to their ethics agreements," said a congressional aide familiar with the issue.

The Swiss Picked The F-35 On Price. The Pentagon Should Listen The Swiss evaluators found the networked systems of the F-35A enabled pilots to have more situational awareness and that the stealth fighter was more survivable in all mission areas. The F-35A also achieved the highest grades for product support, efficiency of maintenance and potential for collaboration with other countries.

Appropriators Increase Air Force Aircraft Procurement, Cut Missiles And Ammo The HAC report rebukes the Air Force for a lack of transparency in shifting spending on prototyping of hypersonic missiles.

Inside The 'Laboratory Of Premieres' For French Air Power Gen. Philippe Lavigne, the Chief of French Air and Space Force, walks Breaking Defense through a recent Pacific exercise.

Using 5G For Command & Control [Sponsored] Raytheon Intelligence & Space is pioneering the power of 5G technology for the U.S. Air Force

Digital Design Revolution Key To All Domain Ops: Air & Space Officials Say Digital "transformation" is "critical to being able to maintain our advantage over peer competitors," Kristen Baldwin, Air Force deputy assistant secretary for science, technology & engineering, says.

Aegis Ashore Too Limited For Guam: Former INDO-PACOM Head The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is reportedly finishing its study of command and control architecture options to best defend Guam, the farthest outpost of our homeland. This new C2 system must have three features: an open architecture, the ability to bring different services' radars and interceptors together, and disaggregation. Since leaving Indo-PACOM to pursue other…

DoD's Technology Imperative: How Industry Is Answering DoD's Call For A Competitive Edge

[Sponsored] Directed energy thermal management, infrared suppression, virtual reality maintenance, and a reusable hypersonic capability are just a few innovations coming out of Rolls-Royce.

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