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Air Force

DARPA Studying ‘Air Dominance Initiative’

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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DARPA Studying ‘Air Dominance Initiative’

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is studying an "air dominance initiative" using a systems approach to determine how the United States can extend its air superiority into the next three or four decades. DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar said in an April 24 press briefing the effort is to help determine the future of air superiority and not just brainstorm what the next generation of fighter aircraft will look like. Prabhakar said current points of interest include areas spanning networking…

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