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USAF Envisions Bringing Adversary Air Training In-House By 2030

USAF Envisions Bringing Adversary Air Training In-House By 2030
Three Draken International L-159 Honey Badgers taxi down the flight \line for training on Jan. 24th, 2019, at Eglin AFB, Fla. The L-159 was originally part of the Czech Air Force before being retired and resold. The L-159 aircraft were to give F-35A pilots from the 58th Fighter Squadron a unique training target (u.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has been aiming to finish an Adversary Air Capabilities Development Plan by the end of the year--a roadmap to fulfill a service requirement of 90,000 training sorties per year without contractor support by 2030. During the Red Flag 21-3 exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. in August, pilots from the 64th Aggressor Squadron flew Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As as dedicated adversary air training planes for the first time.  The 64th previously had had Lockheed Martin F-16s. The…

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