Pacific Air Forces Archives

A Boeing Defence Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat, a production representative test aircraft, performs a flyover during Exercise Valiant Shield 2026 over Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, June 25, 2026. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Adrien Tran)

After Valiant Shield exercise, PACAF commander says he’s ‘impressed’ with Australia’s Ghost Bat drone program

The MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone recently flew with manned fighter aircraft during a recent multinational exercise in the Pacific.

Jul 27, 2026 By Jon Harper

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, 5th Air Force commander, inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron, Misawa Air Base, Japan, prior to flight during exercise COPE North 20 (CN20) at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 28, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger)

Pacific Air Forces eyeing Replicator systems to ‘complement’ day-to-day operations

There’s still much to puzzle out regarding the overarching concepts of operation for Replicator capabilities, according to the commander of Pacific Air Forces.

Sep 16, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces commander, and Gen Sang-hwa Jung, Republic of Korea Air Force Chief of Staff, discuss initiatives to strengthen trust and interoperability at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 13. They planned for PACAF aircraft to participate in the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition this October as a demonstration of US extended deterrence to aggression and commitment to regional stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gena Armstrong)

PACAF establishing new intel-sharing mechanisms to enhance all-domain awareness with allies

Gen. Ken Wilsbach discussed this plan as a key element of the command’s new official strategy to guide operations through 2030.

Sep 13, 2023 By Brandi Vincent

US Air Force hopes to learn from Australia’s robotic wingmen efforts as it pursues collaborative combat aircraft

The Royal Australian Air Force's Ghost Bat drone is expected to enter the fleet by 2025.

Mar 20, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Then Lt. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, smiles in his F-22 Raptor before his final flight as commander of the Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region and Eleventh Air Force, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

Pacific Air Forces working through operating concepts for robotic wingmen

The Air Force plans to field new drones, or “collaborative combat aircraft,” to serve as force multipliers and keep pilots out of harm’s way.

Sep 19, 2022 By Jon Harper