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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 is expected to be fully operational — that is, able to take on the gamut of missions from medical ...

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. Almost 16 years after the last delivery, the U.S. Air Force is now considering an order for new F-16...

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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 being reposted due to reader interest. “It was the first time outside researchers were allowed ph...

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 — which was set in motion under the Trump administration — was given a green light earlier this month. ...