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Air Power
September 2023
Early F-35 Program Challenges Provide Lessons for Future Leaders
By Tom BurbageThink about the challenge that was handed to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter team: design, develop, test, field and sustain a family of highly common first line fighters to fully incorporate the unique requirements of Air Force operations, expeditionary operations off small ships and unprepared fields and projecting power from the sea from large-deck aircraft carriers. -
Global Defense Market
September 2023
DSEI NEWS: Italy, U.K., Japan Lay Foundation for New 6th-Gen Fighter
The Global Combat Air Program has been the talk of the DSEI trade show, with key figures from the companies involved signing collaboration agreements and touting the strength of their bond despite their cultural and geographic differences. -
Air Power
September 2023
AFA NEWS: ‘Continuous Competition’ Will Drive CCA Platform Selection
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is the Air Force’s effort to develop autonomous drones that will operate in conjunction with manned aircraft, and top Air Force officials said industry will drive what the platforms look like. -
Air Power
September 2023
AFA NEWS: When Will B-21 Make First Flight? Depends on the Data
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The B-21 Raider, the Air Force’s closely-guarded stealth bomber program, promises advanced networking capabilities, open systems architecture and long-range strike capabilities that industry experts say “needs to be ready day one.” Just when day one will come remains to be seen. -
Air Power
September 2023
AFA NEWS: Air Force Not Optimized for China Threat, Secretary Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Today’s Department of the Air Force is a product of the conflicts, defense budgets and strategic landscape of the last 30 years, and the department is embarking on a wide-ranging effort to “re-optimize” the way it is organized and operates to address the pacing threat from China, the Air Force secretary said. -
Air Power
September 2023
AFA NEWS: Collaborative Combat Aircraft Will Be 'In A Lot of Places,' Air Force General Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — To confront potential threats in the Indo-Pacific, Pacific Air Forces is focused on expanding agile combat employment — an operational scheme to develop network of small bases and facilities. -
Emerging Technologies
September 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: Air Mobility: The Buzz in Paris
PARIS — After four years away, the Paris Air Show returned to Le Bourget Airport in June with its usual showcase of aerospace prowess from across the globe, but one corner of the sprawling exhibition space looked a little different. -
Air Power
September 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: Army Quietly Exploring Electric Aircraft
The Air Force has been the driving force of the military’s electric vertical takeoff and landing efforts since piloting the vertical lift-focused Agility Prime program in 2020. -
Air Power
September 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: Electric Engines Propelling Military into New Age of Aviation
One hundred twenty years ago, Orville and Wilbur Wright launched the aviation revolution off the beaches of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with the first successful flight of a motor-powered airplane. -
Global Defense Market
June 2023
PARIS AIR SHOW NEWS: New Loitering Munition Promises to Go the Distance
PARIS — An Israeli arms manufacturer has introduced a small kamikaze drone that can travel long distances to destroy tanks and lightly armored vehicles.
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