Air Force One replacement facing additional delays, up to 17 months late: sources

Air Force One replacement facing additional delays, up to 17 months late: sources
Air Force One replacement facing additional delays, up to 17 months late: sources

Two sources with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense that Boeing now projects the VC-25B program will run 17 months behind schedule.

Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring

Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring
Space Command looking to ground, ship-based missile defense radars to improve monitoring

“My number one priority within the command is: how do I increase my battlespace awareness, in particular, how do I look at the space domain?” SPACECOM head Gen. Jim Dickinson said.

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How AI and supervised autonomy will change combat

How AI and supervised autonomy will change combat
How AI and supervised autonomy will change combat

Unmanned systems already have transformed warfare, intelligence and other national security applications.

No, the US Air Force isn’t going to give Ukraine its A-10 Warthogs

No, the US Air Force isn’t going to give Ukraine its A-10 Warthogs
No, the US Air Force isn’t going to give Ukraine its A-10 Warthogs

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he’s “not aware of any current plan, or even any discussion of a current plan to field or provide A-10s to the Ukrainians.”

Space Force’s top priority for next decade: Resiliency, says CSO Raymond

Space Force’s top priority for next decade: Resiliency, says CSO Raymond
Space Force’s top priority for next decade: Resiliency, says CSO Raymond

“Our joint and coalition forces that are requiring the space capabilities that we provide, and they can’t be treated as a given anymore,” Gen. John Raymond said.

Kendall: US Air Force must retain sense of urgency against Chinese threat

Kendall: US Air Force must retain sense of urgency against Chinese threat
Kendall: US Air Force must retain sense of urgency against Chinese threat

On Russia, the Air Force secretary said, “If President Putin thought he could divide NATO, divide Europe, and even divide the United States, he was wrong. Now it’s up to all of us to ensure that something like this doesn’t happen again.”

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Six ways the KC-46 gives the U.S. and allies key advantages in global mobility

Six ways the KC-46 gives the U.S. and allies key advantages in global mobility
Six ways the KC-46 gives the U.S. and allies key advantages in global mobility

The KC-46A is the only tanker that meets stringent U.S. civil and military aviation requirements.

General Atomics debuts ‘Gambit’ drone for Air Force’s unmanned sensor contest

General Atomics debuts ‘Gambit’ drone for Air Force’s unmanned sensor contest
General Atomics debuts ‘Gambit’ drone for Air Force’s unmanned sensor contest

Gambit will be General Atomics’ entrant for the Air Force’s Off-Board Sensing System program, a source with knowledge of the program told Breaking Defense exclusively.

French Air Force No. 2 pushing for greater Rafale-JSF interoperability

French Air Force No. 2 pushing for greater Rafale-JSF interoperability
French Air Force No. 2 pushing for greater Rafale-JSF interoperability

Lt. Gen. Frédéric Parisot, number two in the French Air and Space Force (FASF), talked with Breaking Defense about his priorities for the future.