The Briefing Room
General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on September 19, 2018, 10:52:09 am
-
Air Force Seeks More Survivable Bomber Fleet
7/20/2017
By Jon Harper
The Air Force has ambitious plans for modernizing the air leg of the nation’s nuclear arsenal. But questions remain as to whether enough funding will be available for the service to meet its goals.
Meanwhile, potential enemies are enhancing their air defense capabilities, creating what Pentagon officials refer to as anti-access zones.
“Today only 12 percent of our bomber fleet is survivable in that environment,†Gen. Stephen Wilson, vice chief of staff of the Air Force, said during remarks at an Air Force Association event in Washington, D.C.
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/7/20/air-force-seeks-more-survivable-bomber-fleet (http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/7/20/air-force-seeks-more-survivable-bomber-fleet)