The Air Force's procurement and force-structure strategy for fiscal year 2016 repositions the service to meet today's wartime needs by replenishing munitions stocks and retaining the capacity of in-demand capabilities such as the E-8 JSTARS, E-3 AWACS and U-2, according to the service's chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements. Pushing out the retirement of those aircraft also gives the Air Force more time to determine what new platforms should replace them, and what the best acquisition strategy is,...
