The Air Force has selected a prototype to develop as its new helmet for all fixed-wing aircrew, Air Combat Command announced June 25, picking LIFT Airborne Technologies’ design. The new helmet, which still has to undergo additional research and testing before the Air Force confirms the design...
AIR COMBAT Command has released the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) Report into the mid-air collision of two US Air Force F-16Cs near Louisville, Georgia, on June 7, 2016 (see Attrition, August 2016). The aircraft involved were F-16C Block 52s 92-3899 and 93-0531, both ass...
This Functional Area Requirement (FAR) describes readiness information requirements for Air Force Major Commands. It discusses the information requirements at three management levels: Air Staff, Major Command, and Wing. The desired characteristics of an operational readiness measurement system are presented...
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The U.S. Air Force also fought with a notional force that allowed it to operate different technologies that are not currently in its budget plans. In addition, before the conflict started, the Air Force took steps to disaggregate both its operational footprint and its command-and-control struc...
The changes could amount to a major shift in how the Air Force’s famed gunship would support special operations forces and the military writ large in a sophisticated war against an advanced adversary such as China. The command is also eyeing other changes to the Ghostrider, including the addi...
U.S. Air Force Special Forces: Combat ControllersKim Covert
This stirred an entertaining trade between the USAF and US Navy, which went forwards and backwards, with even the Air Force Space Command leaping into the controversy, highlighting the 6000 miles-per-hour velocity of its space-launch automobiles. ...
William Mitchell was a U.S. Army officer who early advocated a separate U.S. air force and greater preparedness in military aviation. He was court-martialed for his outspoken views and did not live to see the fulfillment during World War II of many of hi
for unmanned systems, particularly in military applications. For instance, in June 2023, the US Air Force requested USD 5.8 billion to build 1,000 AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft as part of its next-generation air dominance initiative, demonstrating the military's commitment to autonomous ...