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"We've got to recognize and begin to shift toward a future operating environment and the changing character of war, and we must shift the capabilities that are going to be relevant, survivable and effective against a tier one adversary sometime in the future. This is a modest decrease in the number of A-10s I think it is an acceptable risk and I support the Air Force's recommendation," Gen. Milley said.
The Middle East will continue to demand resources even as troops withdraw from Afghanistan.
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Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones May 7 Members of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Oct. 24, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Air Force will continue pushing for the retirement of its oldest Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks, the service’s top officials said Friday, potentially setting up another fight with Congress about the future of the embattled surveillance drone. “The Air Force will continue to pursue the [fiscal...
Air Force once again asks Congress to let it mothball oldest RQ-4 Global Hawk drones 1 day ago Members of the 7th Reconnaissance Squadron prepare to launch an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Oct. 24, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Ramon A. Adelan/U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON — The Air Force will continue pushing for the retirement of its oldest Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks, the service’s top officials said Friday, potentially setting up another fight with Congress about the future of the embattled surveillance drone. “The Air Force will continue to pursue the [fis...
Japan's first Global Hawk UAV makes maiden flight 19 April 2021 by Gabriel Dominguez The first of three RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30i (international) high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on order for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted its maiden flight on 15 April from Palmdale, California. Manufacturer Northrop Grumman said the following day that the unarmed RQ-4B will “provide Japan with on-demand intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance information” supporting JASDF missions of “protecting borders, monitoring threats, and providing h...