
The U.S. Air Force is examining ways to provide air superiority beyond the service's traditional go-to of advanced manned fighters and air-to-air missiles at the same time that Air Force leaders say that omnipresent air dominance may not be required and that Boeing's [BA] future F-47 will allow the joint force "freedom of maneuver" against technologically advanced countries, such as China. While the Air Force will continue to provide air superiority for the joint force, "there might be places where…