Aerospace and defense news from Central-to-North Mississippi and Central Louisiana region.
Thursday, January 23, 2020
AF must adjust to carry out NDS
The Air Force is not structured to carry out the National Defense Strategy (NDS). To deter a major war, it must add stealth aircraft, expand unmanned systems, accelerate development of new technology, and operate from a wide range of locations globally, according to a report from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). The AF is only sized to fight one war, according to the study, “Five Priorities for the Air Force’s Future Combat Air Force,” which was released Jan. 22. The 75-page report builds on a previous CSBA study evaluating the AF’s “The Force We Need” construct, and offered five recommendations to “close the gap” between what AF has and what the 2018 NDS demands of it. … (Source: AF Magazine 01/22/20) https://www.airforcemag.com/csba-usaf-must-get-bigger-stealthier-faster-and-more-spread-out/
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