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Space Defender
Commander, Air Force Space Command Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

Global Space Protector
Commander, United States Strategic Command Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.

Protecting America’s Space Interests
The contribution of space is critical to the United State’s strategic missile defense and intelligence community as well as homeland security, diplomacy and the economy. Emerging threats could challenge the nation’s space advantage.

A B-52 Standoff?
The cancellation of the Air Force’s B-52 standoff jammer leaves the Navy shouldering that electronic warfare mission. The Air Force says it is studying the alternatives, but opinions differ whether it will get back into the game.

A-10 Makeover On The Horizon
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, aka the Warthog, has long been admired for its effectiveness in achieving its mission of close air support of ground forces. A comprehensive upgrade package for the aircraft is expected to move it from the analog to digital age.

Blocking The Ballistic Threat
The Missile Defense Agency has developed a multifaceted strategy to accomplish its mission. Spiral development in two-year blocks allows the agency to refine program objectives as technology becomes available.

WMD Center Sparks Collaboration
The Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction at U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) has reached full operational capability. The USSTRATCOM WMD Center integrates and synchronizes efforts to combat global WMD proliferation.

Hypersonic Strike
The BGM-109 Tomahawk missile has served the Navy well, providing combat ships with the ability to strike targets on land or at seas from long ranges. The Navy is now seeking a missile with speeds up to 6 Mach to take out time-sensitive targets.

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This article was Originally Published on Apr 19, 2006 in Volume: 5 Issue: 1

AF's Wynne says maintenance a huge concern for JCA program

U.S. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said his biggest concern with the Army and Air Force’s Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program is who will be in charge of maintaining the aircraft. The Air Force has had trouble meeting a mandate that says 50 percent of its fleet’s maintenance must be handled by service depots. An Army-led joint program office is studying the JCA proposals that include contractor maintenance because it could be cheaper to hire a private company for maintenance. Wynn said purchasing a larger number of JCA aircrafts could enable the Air Force to shift some of its C-130 loads into long-haul strategic transport missions. . The Army and Air Force view JCA as a new fixed-wing transport aircraft capable of performing rapid-response intratheater missions with cargo, equipment and soldiers, as well as medevac duties and airdrop delivery. The new aircraft would replace the Army’s 43 Sherpa planes and ease the Air Force’s reliance on the C-130, its workhorse intratheater cargo plane. Lockheed Martin, a team of Raytheon and EADS CASA North America and a joint venture of L-3 Communications and Italy’s Alenia have all announced that they will compete for the JCA contract.

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