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US Air Force eyes NGAD deliveries by 2030. Can it be done?
"The odds are against it happening" by 2030, John Venable of the Heritage Foundation said. "In the last 25 or 30 years, nothing’s come in on time.”
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Air Warfare
Fighter fleet is strained — and bill is coming due, ACC chief says
Air Combat Command head Gen. Mark Kelly said the 2018 Air Force We Need study, which called for 62 fighter squadrons, was on the money.
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Paramount Group sells nine Mwari spy, combat aircraft
The South African company has sold nine short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to multiple air forces.
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Siemens, 29 others added to Air Force’s $950 million JADC2 contract
Hundreds of companies, large and small, will compete for work associated with Joint All-Domain Command and Control, an effort to link sensors to shooters.
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Raytheon wins $985M contract to develop hypersonic missiles
The U.S. and Australian air forces will continue to work together on developing HACM, including by using Australian test infrastructure.
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Italy Air Force chief heads to Japan to talk next-gen fighter jets
The visit comes as nations make plans about what the future may hold for combat aviation.
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Brazil buys new Airbus helicopters for Air Force, Navy
The new aircraft will replace AS350 and Bell 206 helicopters currently in use by the two services.
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Air Force plans more tests of amphibious, armed MC-130J airlifter
“It does have strategic implications, but I think that’s all to the positive,” Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said.
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Special ops boss hopes replacing CV-22 clutches will keep airmen safe
A spike in engine torque can destabilize the Osprey after just one-millionth of a second.
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Joint but apart: Italian Navy and Air Force settle on F-35B plan
With both services due to receive just 15 F-35B’s each, the need for pooled management is obvious to officials, despite rivalries between the branches.
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