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USAF mulls 4.5/5 gen minus clean sheet design to replace F-16

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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. has disclosed that the service is embarking on a study that could open up the possibility of buying a new clean sheet design fighter that will replace the F-16 for the lower-end fight.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Nov. 30, 2020. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multirole fighter aircraft that delivers war-winning airpower to the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)

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T-AGM-25 and RC-135S being readied for possible North Korean missile test next month

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South Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo newspaper says the U.S. military is preparing for a possible North Korean missile test next month by relocating its missile tracking assets in the north Pacific.

Howard O. Lorenzen on the Columbia River (140516-Z-PL933-055)
Oregon National Guard/Staff Sgt. Jason van Mourik, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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USAF buying this glider UAS that can deploy from cargo ramp of CV-22

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The U.S. Air Force has awarded a contract to Silver Arrow to scale down its GD-2000 cargo delivery unmanned air system (UAS).

A Silent Arrow GD-2000 Autonomous Cargo Delivery UAS Uses Onboard LiDAR to Initiate the Landing Flare Sequence During an Air Force Demonstration Flight, Pendleton Oregon.

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