U.S. Air Force F-16 Falcons from Ellington Field, Texas, receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Alabama on June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Faddis.)
Officials say shifting authority to portfolio acquisition executives is changing how they oversee modernization, sustainment and contracting — though they acknowledge the broader acquisition transformation remains a…
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles and an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron participate in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 with 32nd Air Refueling Squadron air crews over the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monica Roybal)
The Department of the Air Force has established seven new portfolio acquisition executive (PAE) offices that will oversee capability development moving forward.