ACC is working with the Air National Guard to determine whether to upgrade the Guard’s F-15Cs with an Active Electronically-Scanned Array radar. ACC chief Keys said that some sort of AESA capability is going to be needed to do homeland defense against cruise missiles. The command is checking out the radar on a small number of F-15s first, to see if it performs as advertised.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.