Better planning needed to capture new tech

Gen. Welsh Reviving Spirit Of 'Systems Command' For Air Dominance

/ February 19, 2015 at 5:50 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- The Air Force is reviving the capability development planning process championed during the Cold War by the now-defunct Air Force Systems Command to produce the next generation of aircraft and technologies needed for air dominance in the 2030s. Speaking at the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, FL, last week, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh lamented that the service diminished its long-term developmental planning ability when Systems Command was deactivated in 1992, just one...

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