WORLD: Space: 21 planned Space Force launches in FY24; Space Forces Europe and Africa (SPACE-EURAF) to stand up soon.
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Boeing’s receipt of the 10th lot contract award for the KC-46 Pegasus this week leaves just three lots left to complete the Air Force’s buy of the tanker, although a further buy of 75 additional aircraft as a “bridge” to the Next-Generation Aerial-refueling System (NGAS) ...
Kendall has posited a force of at least 1,000 CCAs, with the first ones ready for duty within the next six years. That timeline demands a robust and fast-paced test program.
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WORLD: Message from CSAF Gen. David Allvin to Airmen.
WORLD: Counterstrikes in the Middle East; F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots.
WORLD: B-21 Raider's first flight; Tests begin on T-7A Red Hawk; New cloud-based command and control system.
Recent Chiefs put the Air Force on the right course. Allvin’s mission is to deliver on those promises.
The F-35 Joint Program Office has officially announced plans to issue multiple sole-source contracts to Pratt & Whitney to upgrade the fighter’s F135 engine—a widely expected move after Pentagon officials indicated they would do so earlier this year instead of developing an entirely new engine.