“We must guarantee that tomorrow's Airmen inherit an Air Force that can win,” Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach wrote in his first letter to the force.

Both Anduril and General Atomics have now moved into the live flight test stage of the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.

The biggest challenge to Air Force readiness is the tension between sustaining legacy systems and investing in future capabilities under constrained budgets, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told lawmakers.

“As we go forward, we’re watching closely in our experimentation to develop a full requirement [and] potentially deliver a capability over the next couple of years," said…

“We’re thinking that they’re not going to be embedded in current fighter squadrons, but rather they’re going to be their own squadrons,” Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said.

The U.S. Air Force cannot solve its problems by expanding today’s force or chasing game-changing technologies. It needs to return to the core of military advantage —…

General Atomics recently began flight testing of its prototype, dubbed the YFQ-42A, at an unnamed location in California.

Details about plans for the CCA effort were included in fiscal 2026 budget justification documents.

Senior defense officials discussed funding for the Air Force's F-47 and CCA programs at a House Appropriations Committee hearing Tuesday.

“We are understanding the value of it, but assimilating it into our institution is one I think we still have some work to do on," Gen. David…