The new contracts will advance or replace existing systems on Navy aircraft. The Navy plans to require its pilots to complete their second at-sea tour before they can get out. “My own experience suggests that this is a historically neglected area that can have an oversized impact." The Air Force is changing up how it evaluates special operations. Marine fighter pilots now have a missile that can strike targets up to 230 miles away, keeping aviators out of the range of many air defense systems. Consolidating AC-130J Ghostrider training into one location will reduce gunship training by 30 days, the U.S. Air Force said. The report also outlines the service’s procurement schedule to reach a fleet of nearly 1,800 of the aircraft by 2049. Early adopters of the Air Force's AI system come from a range of career fields and have used it for a variety of tasks — from content creation to coding. The Air Force is bringing operators into the acquisition process earlier under the operational imperative effort, Andrew Hunter said. The missiles will help Russia preserve its stores of longer-range fires that could strike deeper into Ukraine, U.S. officials said. Load More