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By   Theresa Hitchens on February 02, 2021 at 9:03 AM KC-46 on Boeing factory floor WASHINGTON: Air Mobility Command (AMC) is reviewing how many off-the-shelf tankers it will need to buy to “bridge” capabilities provided by the KC-46 fleet once its fully operational and the development of a follow-on tanker, says commander Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost. The Air Force hopes to have figured out a concept for that next-generation aerial refueling aircraft some time in 2022, she said. The KC-46 ...

The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft The U.S. Air Force Is Considering Buying New F-16 Aircraft Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conduct armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison) More F-16 Vipers could be ordered together with F-15EXs, attritable aircraft and NGAD to replace older aircraft until enough F-35s are available. ...

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In 2019, a team of friendly U.S. white hat hackers proved it could be done. Key point: Having friendly hackers check your equipment for problems is important to fix them before the enemy can use those bugs. Here is how the Air Force is trying to do just that. A team of hackers in early August 2019 gained access to an F-15 fighter in an eye-opening U.S. military test. The successful hack underscores U.S. forces’ vulnerability to electronic intrusion. This article first appeared earlier and is...

By   Theresa Hitchens on January 27, 2021 at 4:38 PM Shawn Barnes WASHINGTON: The Air Force has reorganized its space acquisition office into three new directorates, but the critical (and controversial) question of whether a new, independent Space Force assistant secretary post will be established remains unanswered, says Shawn Barnes, who currently serves as the Air Force’s de facto space acquisition lead. Barnes told reporters this morning the reorganization of his current office — whi...

Steve Trimble responds: Lockheed Martin flew the first weight-optimized F-35, known as “BF-1,” on June 11, 2008. The first Lockheed Martin F-22, bearing tail number 4001, flew on Sept. 7, 1997, or about 6.5 years after contract award. Finally, Northrop flew the original B-2 on July 17, 1989, or about eight years after winning the contract.    For the B-21, the Air Force would like to move faster. One clue is in the name of the organization managing the program: the Rapid Capabilities Off...

Update: US Air Forces Roper says service should better sell modernisation technologies to Congress by Pat Host The US Air Force (USAF) needs to explain more clearly to lawmakers how the service will benefit from technologies such as digital engineering to accomplish its modernisation goals, said Will Roper, the assistant secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (AT&L), on 14 January. According to the service’s outgoing acquisition chief, the USAF should stop arguing that it simply...

https://sputniknews.com/military/202101231081856398-mysterious-full-scale-prototype-of-brand-new-fighter-jet-reportedly-flown-by-us-air-force-/ Addressing the US Air Force Associations main annual symposium at the end of 2020, acquisition chief Will Roper touted a new era where rapid design and experimentation of new aircraft, including the manufacturing and flight testing of them will take place primarily in the digital realm. In a bombshell revelation, the US Air Force claims to have secretly...

Why The U.S. Air Force Will Never Build Another F-35 The integration of modular components into a usable airframe, especially one that would require stealth, seems extraordinarily difficult. Heres What You Need To Remember: The idea of having a variety of different aircraft rather than putting all of the eggs into one fighter-shaped basket has an intuitive appeal. But before we pine for the days of Super Sabres, Delta Daggers and Starfighters, we should take a clear-eyed look at the problems a...

AlphaDogfight should scare the Air Force straight … into scaling AI efforts Capt. Jazmin Furtado and Capt. Chris Dylewski January 21 An AI pilot bested an elite U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, illustrating how humans are losing their edge over machines in more tasks. (Photoraidz/Getty Images) A few months ago, an AI pilot trounced an elite U.S. Air Force fighter pilot in a simulated dogfight. Sound like the stuff of sci-fi nightmares? If the Air Force continues on its current path, ...