Highlights from Inside the Air Force

Here's a few must-reads from this week's edition of Inside the Air Force:

1. The Air Force's Office of Transformational Innovation is in the final stages of developing a business case for upgrading the aging B-52's engine.

Full Story: Air Force innovation office hoping for B-52 engine case within months

2. The first class of enlists Global Hawk pilots will provide a test case as the Air Force considers adopting new practices that would allow enlisted RPA pilots to fly more unmanned missions.

Full Story: Global Hawk training program will not change as enlisted airmen join the ranks

3. The F-22 program office is looking beyond ongoing hardware and software upgrades to future capability needs and has created a roadmap that outlines modernization priorities over the next few decades.

Full Story: USAF looks beyond incremental F-22 upgrade program to future mods