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US Air Force Fleet’s Mission-Capable Rates Stagnate

US Air Force Fleet’s Mission-Capable Rates Stagnate

The Air Force has spent the past four years making a concerted push to ready its planes for war. It’s gained almost no ground.

On average, seven out of every 10 planes were available as needed for combat missions, training or other routine operations last year, according to fiscal 2021 data the s…

CRS Reviews Options to Replace E-3A AWACS

CRS Reviews Options to Replace E-3A AWACS

The U.S. Air Force recently expressed its interest to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet. Over the summer and fall of 2021, several senior Air Force officials, including Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Commander of Pacific Air Forces General Kenneth Wilsbach, dis…
European Armies May Soon Abandon Mali Military Mission

European Armies May Soon Abandon Mali Military Mission

Western powers are reassessing their mission to Mali amid deteriorating relations with the country’s military junta. European and African Union leaders are set to meet later this week for talks.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet with European allies on Wednesday to discuss his country’s …

China Says Three New AG600 Flying Boats to Enter Flight Tests

China Says Three New AG600 Flying Boats to Enter Flight Tests

BEIJING — China is facilitating the development of the homegrown AG600 large amphibious aircraft, a key member of the country’s “large aircraft family,” according to the developer Wednesday.

In 2022, the AG600 project has set a target to see three new aircraft enter the final assembly phase and…

Etihad, SIA Each Order 7 Airbus A350F Freighters

Etihad, SIA Each Order 7 Airbus A350F Freighters

SINGAPORE — Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The order was signed at the Singapore Airshow by SIA CEO Goh Choong Phong, and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International Christian Scherer.

The order firms u…

GAO on Challenges Facing DOD in Strategic Competition with China

GAO on Challenges Facing DOD in Strategic Competition with China

China’s growing economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power—and willingness to exercise it—poses a significant long-term challenge to the United States.

This National Security Snapshot discusses our work on ways DOD can bolster national security as it focuses on strategic competitio…


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