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Why The US Air Force May Keep The RQ-4 Global Hawk Flying Into The 2030s

The need for resilience, a wider ISR portfolio, and immature space-based capabilities mean the RQ-4 will continue to fly to 2033.

The need for resilience, a wider ISR portfolio, and immature space-based capabilities mean the RQ-4 will continue to fly to 2033.

The need for resilience, a wider ISR portfolio, and immature space-based capabilities mean the RQ-4 will continue to fly to 2033.

The need for resilience, a wider ISR portfolio, and immature space-based capabilities mean the RQ-4 will continue to fly to 2033.

The Air Force is not yet retiring its T-38 Talons, and it expects to fly them into the mid-2030s, phasing them out as replacement T-7s arrive.

The Air Force is not yet retiring its T-38 Talons, and it expects to fly them into the mid-2030s, phasing them out as replacement T-7s arrive.

While US fighter jet pilots earn somewhat comparable incomes to commuter and regional pilots, narrowbody and widebody pilots earn much more.

The Asia-Pacific is one of the most important regions of planning for the USAF, Marines, and Navy with the KC-46 taking a central planning role.

The Asia-Pacific is one of the most important regions of planning for the USAF, Marines, and Navy with the KC-46 taking a central planning role.

Standard-configuration Super Hercules are demonstrating that they can do some of the missions that previously required a special-mission LC-130H.