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Air Force News
November 2022
Air Force Aims for Common Virtual Training Environment
Advances in technology are facilitating more detailed simulations of weapons and operating environments. That’s allowing the Air Force to transition more training from the real to the virtual world. -
Air Force News
November 2022
Air Force Laying Foundations for Its Version of JADC2
After years of experimentation and planning, the Air Force and industry are taking the first concrete steps to turn the Defense Department’s concept of connecting battlefield sensors and shooters from across all domains into a reality. -
Air Force News
October 2022
New Jet Trainer Taxiing for Low Rate Production
After overcoming developmental delays, the first prototype of the Air Force’s new combat trainer — the T-7A Red Hawk — rolled off the production line this year, hitting a major milestone. But the program still faces an uphill climb. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Loyal Wingman Drones Could Offset Decline in Fighter Squadron Capacity
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — With its fighter squadron capacity dwindling since Operation Desert Storm, the Air Force must advance the development of unmanned aircraft that can fly alongside manned aircraft and fill the gap, the head of Air Combat Command said Sept. 21. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Tests Show Converting C-130s into Amphibious Aircraft ‘Viable’
About 71 percent of the world’s surface is covered in water and Air Force Special Operations Command wants the ability to land aircraft on all of it. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Air Force Adapting Acquisition for Digital Age
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Air Force is emphasizing digital technologies as it moves a slew of next-generation capabilities through the development pipeline, the service’s top weapon’s buyer said Sept. 20. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Chinese-Sourced Magnet in F-35 Prompts Supply Chain Concerns
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The recent discovery of an F-35 engine part sourced in China is prompting the Air Force to take a harder look at its supply chain, the chief of the service said Sept. 20. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Secretive Jet Fighter Program Reaches Design Phase — Sort Of
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Air Force’s secretive next-generation air dominance program has reached a new phase of development, the service’s top civilian official said Sept. 19. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Air Force Clears New Tanker for Refueling Missions — With Work Arounds
The Air Force’s KC-46 Pegasus is now cleared for worldwide missions — including in combat — despite the platform’s shortcomings, said the head of Air Mobility Command Sept. 19. -
Air Force News
September 2022
AFA NEWS: Air Force Needs ‘Focus’ for JADC2; Names Point Man
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The Air Force has appointed a senior leader to oversee efforts to connect sensors to shooters and ultimately speed decision making, the secretary of the Air Force announced Sept. 19.
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