As the Air Force increasingly operates in contested airspace in places like Syria, Gen. Mike Holmes, head of Air Combat Command, wants his fighter pilots to learn to take more decisions into their own hands.
Gregory Allen Justice of Culver City, California, has pleaded guilty to trying to commit economic espionage and attempting to send restricted information out of the United States.
The Air Force’s new policy of promoting all qualified captains to major is going to continue for at least the next three or four years, Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein said.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said the current pace of operations is taking a toll on readiness and that airmen must train to stay sharp on other vital missions.
Saab intends to establish a manufacturing and production center in the U.S. to handle the Swedish company’s work on the Boeing-Saab T-X trainer aircraft - although it is unclear if that plan will remain in place should the team-up fail to win the U.S. Air Force’s contract, nor where the facility might end up.
Pratt & Whitney has wrapped up key tests of an adaptive three-stream fan — a critical step forward for engine technology that could power the Air Force’s future fighter jet.
