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24 Feb 2021
The U.S. Air Force isn t ruling out bringing a new fighter jet into its inventory as it looks to replace older, fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, according to the service s top general.
As the service tries to determine the right mix of aircraft for its future inventory, it s considering the idea of a new fighter that falls somewhere between fourth- and fifth-generation airframes one that could easily be upgraded throughout its life, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles CQ Brown said last week. Let s not just buy off the shelf; let s actually take a look at something else out there that we can build, Brown said during a Defense Writers Group virtual chat with reporters. He added that the service would want something that can be economically sustainable, produced quickly and has an open-architecture software system that can be rapidly modified to keep up with missions.
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Theresa Hitchens on February 18, 2021 at 3:16 PM
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown
WASHINGTON: The Air Force Chief of Staff is calling on the Pentagon leadership to launch a targeted roles and missions review of the key functional areas of future All Domain Operations detailed in the impending Joint Warfighting Concept.
“I wouldn’t actually go through a complete roles and missions [review],” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown told the Defense Writers Group. “But I do think, as we as we go into the Joint Warfighting Concept and we look at gaps and seams and overlaps in capability, this is what the discussion has to occur on with [respect to] roles and missions.”
Antitrust Regulators Extend Review of Lockheed’s Proposed Purchase of Aerojet Rocketdyne
The announcement comes the day after Raytheon’s CEO said his firm would challenge the deal.
U.S. antitrust regulators have extended their inquiry of Lockheed Martin’s planned acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne requesting the companies provide additional information about the deal.
The customary 30-day antitrust review process was supposed to end at midnight Thursday, but will be extended 30 additional days from when the companies respond to the Federal Trade Commission request, Lockheed and Aerojet said in separate Friday morning statements. Lockheed said the “second request” from the Federal Trade Commission was expected.