Air & Space Forces Magazine

“Analysis indicates that the issues driving recent delays are in part a continuation of challenges the program has repeatedly been experiencing,” a spokesperson said. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eyuBfd25 #SpaceForce #Guardian

CCAs are semi-autonomous drones that will be ably to fly alongside aircraft such as the F-22, F-35, and F-47 at a lower cost and risk than a manned fighter. MORE: https://lnkd.in/ehRH84wa #AirForce #Airman

Beyond just doubling in one year, Air Force munitions spending is poised to grow nearly eightfold in the 2020s, according to OMB’s projections. MORE: https://lnkd.in/ethuRhUK #AirForce #Airman

Retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, said that number falls short of making a meaningful impact toward increasing airpower. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eB2U8qTt #AirForce #Airman

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones protected the crew member by striking Iranian military-aged males believed to be a threat who got within three kilometers of the Airman, a person familiar with the operation told Air & Space Forces Magazine. MORE: https://lnkd.in/evxV6hMJ #AirForce #Airman

The status of the jet’s two-person crew is not publicly known. Videos on social media, purportedly taken in southwestern Iran, show U.S. aircraft flying low, possibly to conduct combat search-and-rescue operations. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eb_a9U5Q #AirForce #Airman

It is unclear if the aircraft—and how many—have flown operational missions as part of operations against Iran. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eShCH9uX #AirForce #Airman

The Trump administration introduced its first DRPM as a means to grasp the sprawling Golden Dome missile defense effort, which includes elements across multiple agencies and services. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eZkK7uaS #AirForce #Airman #SpaceForce #Guardian

While the impact of aircraft, ships, and weapons used in the war thus far has been visible to a large degree, space operations and capabilities have played a largely unseen role. MORE: https://lnkd.in/etd-58Mu #SpaceForce #Guardian

Sentinel is planned to replace the Air Force’s aging, Cold War-era Minuteman III ICBMs and is expected to reach initial capability in the early 2030s. MORE: https://lnkd.in/eJEwTqwG #AirForce #Airman