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USAF Looking for “Revolutionary” Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

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USAF Looking for “Revolutionary” Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

On Aug. 16, the Department of the Air Force chose a JetZero team as the builder of the Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft (U.S. Air Force Graphic)

As the U.S. Air Force develops systems to operate from austere locations and counter adversary attempts to disrupt U.S. military supply chains, the service is seeking "revolutionary" ideas on the future teaming of the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) and the Next Generation Airlift (NGAL) platform. "The Joint Force must be able to effectively deploy, conduct, and sustain operations against peer competitors in contested environments," according to an Oct. 25 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center business notice on…

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]

Army

Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

Army

Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]