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By   Theresa Hitchens on March 31, 2021 at 6:37 PM A KC-46 refuels an F-35 WASHINGTON: Tankers and cargo aircraft could in future carry their own counter-air missiles — or even launch missile-carrying drones — to help them survive ever-more sophisticated enemy air defenses, Air Mobility Command head Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost says. “We have hardpoints on the C-17; we have hardpoints on the KC-46. It’s not a hard stretch to think that we could put one or two missiles on there for self defense,” she told the Mitchell Institute today. Van Ovost is keen on pushing creative ideas, incl...

By   Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on February 19, 2021 at 12:42 PM A UH-60 Black Hawk takes off after unloading soldiers during an exercise in Germany. An air assault like this one — with troops wearing IVAS targeting goggles — will be a key part of EDGE21, along with new long-range drones and jamming pods. WASHINGTON: The Army will host an interservice aviation exercise in May to prove its Chief of Staff’s recent claim that the service can bring “speed and range” to future battlefields. Known as EDGE21 — Experimentation Demonstration Gateway Event 2021 – and held at Dugway Provin...