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Air Force

Report: Air Force Should Pivot Toward Smaller, ‘Rebalanced’ Force That Will Require Tough Tradeoffs

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, October 30th, 2019

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Report: Air Force Should Pivot Toward Smaller, ‘Rebalanced’ Force That Will Require Tough Tradeoffs

Hill Air Force Base F-35As fly in formation over the Utah Test and Training Range, March 30, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/R. Nial Bradshaw)

The Air Force should alter its planned force structure, the new assets in development and the proposed mix of legacy aircraft it plans to keep if it is to maintain readiness levels and meet future capability needs, according to a new think tank report released Oct. 29. The report, "The Air Force of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Forces Structures" by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, suggests that a smaller, more…

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