Clark Griswold
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That’s the crux… they (the Bobs) are hiding behind walls of bullshit to continue building shoe clerk fiefdoms I’m not sure which AF member of Congress should charge at them but at least the ones with UPT bases in their districts Doubt very seriously they would release the data but this looks like a very DOGE worthy project or Project on Gov Accountability AFA too close to the AF to ever tell them their stuff stinks
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Has anybody asked the AF to show their work with this number of required annual new pilots to be produced? The article quotes 1,500 as the required amount but if the FTUs can not intake that amount without a lot of waiting time after UPT or extended times when they are in training because they are operating with little to no margin then why the hell modify the UPT process to produce less than desired training received pilots? Produce as many required up to standards pilots as you can with the infrastructure and resources you have allocated then supplementing the force with ARC pilots already trained and go on. If you produce 900 fully trained pilots but need another 600 in a year to fly in the AD, use the ARC to meet that difference. It seems the 1,500 number is driving the AF to make decisions that are long term bad without really proving they need to do this
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If FUPT / IPT isn’t producing the right graduate and I give this 0.69% of happening… quietly recognize it and reconstitute ACE / post UPT shortish TDY assignments to build flying hours. ACE ver 2.0 - 100+ hours, jet, program designed to build flying skills, based not UPT bases maybe allocate program to the guard / reserve. Build a syllabus to complement other training programs and focus on diverse flying. Take the jet on the road, train with others as feasible/practical. TDY program - find a need, requirement, mission, legitimate training program, etc… and assign grads to before FTU if possible and fly a lot. Thinking at least 300 hours. Liaison, light transport, light mobility training platform could be part of an effort. Keep it out of the UPT enterprise as it sounds like that is maxed out, I’ve argued for this before, post graduate flying programs to help shape what UPT now might be leaving with rough edges and I’ll readily admit it’s not cheap but affordable if the leadership realizes that you’re preventing more expensive problems.
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Maybe maybe not, depending on the size and scale, an op like the ones the Ukrainians just did yes, a single attack like an assignation probably not Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Respectfully disagree The registration and other admin is to distinguish legitimate drones from nefarious ones, if a legitimately registered drone is used for ill, the transponder tied to a certificate is to give a starting point for the investigation. I could probably come up with more but eventually I’d start arguing for a Scorpion jet purchase to protect us against rogue drones so let’s just call it bygones Break Break Sabotage in Sweden https://www.newsweek.com/nato-ally-reveals-mass-act-unexplained-sabotage-2081784
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Yup, I’ll close the loop on my opinions on UAS/guns saying some control but not over control. Arming all the countries we can and pulling them into our orbit to give them multiple problems? Yes More IRBMs in theater to give them pause? Yes
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You’re right, it will impede some amount of freedom of the law abiding but overall the benefit IMO would be worth it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Yup With the capes that non state actors have demonstrated lately and the level of support rogue states have been willing to give VEOs recently, we’re all three of lucky/blessed/well protected by professionals to not have this happen As with gun control, I’m for a certain amount, in relation to UAS, we probably need to expand the FARs and prohibit recreational flight in certain areas for that reason, require a UAS transponder always to tie back to an operator certificate, drone detection systems deployed, etc… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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No doubt, I think we believe it can’t/won’t happen to us but a novel attack is certainly on the bingo card Hard shelters, land setbacks, anti UAS systems, new Prohibited Areas around bases, jail time for violators, etc… nothing is 100% but you need to try to get there and overlapping defenses add up Not every base immediately but start now, this nation needs to get into a different place in terms of security mindset, it would give the enemy some insight into our sources and methods but declassifying some intel to tell the why for this shift to the public, like the Why We Fight movies in WW2, call them Why We Prepare, might shift the zeitgeist Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Concur but we have options if we are willing to / allowed to change force structure and fleet composition The -47 sounds like it will have the range needed to be less dependent on the tanker, if we think the priority fight is the Indo-Pacific then we prioritize systems for that theater and divest some of the older shorter range platforms to get more of what we need. Not immediately of course but soon. Off hand, more B-21s, unfornicate the -46 and certify for unrestricted ops, get a long range UCAV (not a CCA). The F-15EX probably mixes well into this too for its reported range (790 NM). That’s a relevant combat range with a tanking south of the PI to ingress to the Taiwan Strait.
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Seems like India achieved her objectives but the air to air losses over shadowed them in the news cycle https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/was-operation-sindoor-a-surprise-victory-for-india https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/india-had-clear-edge-in-military-strikes-on-pakistan-new-york-times-report/ar-AA1EMFni?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=9fe2e2165a9d484eabd9475848ee4146&ei=48
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One more trainer Only two built, TF-86F
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Advanced Japanese trainer https://theaviationist.com/2025/05/23/japan-t-x-jet-trainer-concept-dsei/
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https://www.twz.com/air/russia-testing-shotgun-armed-yak-52-trainer-aircraft-to-down-ukrainian-drones
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Only if POTUS can zip line thru the ramp from a 747 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Lockheed tanker proposal early 2000’s
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Yup the beautiful L1011, just included as it was a concept / proposal when they started looking to replace the VC-137 during the Carter administration Not sure if it was in that article I posted but it was eliminated first in the draw down then the DC-10 v B-747 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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3 engine VIP concepts https://avgeekery.com/mcdonnell-douglas-once-proposed-a-dc-10-for-air-force-one/
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Caveat emptor but seems a reasonable summary and theorizing on how the IAF lost a few jets Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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His and hers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Leave the Qatari jet as is plus security upgrades, give to First Lady for her official transportation He’ll win husband of the century and go up 15 points with soccer moms Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Probably that, 10+ hours in the air for 5000 NM. It was / is 5+30 for JFK to GEO and that’s about 2200 NM. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
