Weekly Briefing: Air Warfare

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Weekly Briefing Air Warfare

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No Time To Go Wobbly On Hypersonics It's worth recalling just why the United States is now vigorously pursuing hypersonic weaponization with a sense of urgency. A clue: it isn't because hypersonic zealots just "got their way."

T-X: The Sequel? New Tactical Trainer Solicitation Could Reignite Rivalries "Every day, [the T-38]  becomes just another step more disconnected from the advanced avionics, advanced sensing, the advanced processing that our modern fighters have. And so we can't fill that void fast enough," said Air Combat Command head Gen. Mark Kelly.

Turkey's Fighter Flirtation With Russia: Is it Serious? Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already requested a series of F-16 upgrades from the US, but may be using Russia for political leverage.

Lockheed's Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Delayed "The Aerojet Rocketdyne transaction continues moving through the regulatory approval process, and we now anticipate closing in the first quarter of 2022," said Lockheed CEO James Taiclet.

If The Air Force Buys The E-7A Wedgetail, What's Next? As the service works to procure the required number of E-7As as quickly as possible, it should simultaneously implement a comprehensive plan to expedite the training of US Air Force pilots and air battle management crews.

The F-35 At 20: How Its Successes, And Failures, Shaped The Aerospace Industry The takeaway from the last 20 years, according to aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia, might well be, "You succeeded, but please don't try that again."

Strykers To Get New Counter-Drone Tech With General Dynamics, Epirus Partnership The partnership will initially integrate onto Strykers, but as has an eye on future autonomous platforms.

LMXT By Lockheed Martin: America's Next Strategic Tanker [Sponsored] Offered in response to the Air Force's KC-Y Program, Lockheed Martin's American-built LMXT offers impressive capabilities and proven track-record.

Time To Wedge The E-7A Wedgetail Into The US Air Force Fleet Some might argue that the Air Force should transition directly from the E-3 to an unmanned airborne early warning and control capability instead of acquiring the E-7. There are several problems with that approach.

From Lease To Own: Marines Get Two MQ-9 Reapers Of Their Own Taking possession of two MQ-9A is a significant mile marker in the Marine Corps' efforts to establish its No. 2 acquisition priority, MUX.

F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow's Missions

[Sponsored] Boeing's lead in digital engineering has underpinned the F-15EX's success, schedule and low price, and will provide rapid capability growth through open architecture and agile software development.

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