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ACC Commander: Greater Range, Payload, Sensing, Weapons Needed for Current and Future Fighters

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, March 9th, 2022

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ACC Commander: Greater Range, Payload, Sensing, Weapons Needed for Current and Future Fighters

Eight U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, sit on the flightline, July 9, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Improved range, payload, sensing and weapons are needed not only for the U.S. Air Force's future Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) family of systems, but also for the current fighter force, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-22, Air Force Gen. Mark Kelly, the head of Air Combat Command (ACC), said on March 9. "We've invested a lot as a nation--time, effort and money--into building a low-observable force," Kelly told a McAleese & Associates defense conference in Washington, D.C. "We will…

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