Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson said the Air Force is not ready to fight against a near-peer adversary, like Russia or China, that would deploy fifth-generation capabilities. “Against a high-end adversary, we lack the capabilities and the numbers,”...
Though Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein is optimistic about the prospect of new monies flowing into the services, as directed by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis, he said Tuesday he’s cautious about building a...
The Air National Guard makes up 40 to 45 percent of the Air Force’s airlift fleet and 30 to 35 percent of its combat fleet, but there is a dramatic need to modernize or recapitalize these aircraft and money has...
The Air Force pilot shortage is now more dire than during the “hollow force” era of the late 1970s, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday morning. One of the primary reasons, Wilson...
Another round of base realignment and closure could save the Air Force $25 billion, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson said Tuesday. USAF has “25 percent excess capacity,” he said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. When...
The recent exit of Raytheon/Leonardo and Northrop Grumman/BAE Systems from the T-X competition isn’t cause for alarm or a re-think of the program, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein told reporters in Washington, D.C., Tuesday. Before the request for proposals...
The Air National Guard is relying on the Active Duty’s new remotely piloted aircraft wing to bolster its training infrastructure and is looking for new investments to build up its own bases as part of the service’s ongoing battle to...
The Air Force wants a more seamless inter-service space enterprise and is offering the other services training and facilities to build their own expertise, with the Air Force as the natural leader and coordinator, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein...
An article in the Feb. 7 Daily Report incorrectly identified one of the squadrons involved with a record-setting 10-aircraft CV-22 formation on Feb. 3, 2017. The aircraft were from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and the...
