Future CAS requirements

Air Force planning officials will brief Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh later this spring on the requirements for a future close-air-support platform.

Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes, deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, told reporters following an April 7 Air Force Association event his team has completed a draft of the requirements document.

Once Welsh has provided input, the plan will be incorporated into a larger, longer-term Air Force study on the future of Combat Air Forces.