Inside the Air Force highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Air Force:

1. The F-22 program office has developed a "recovery plan" to meet Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' mandate that the fifth-generation fighter achieve an 80 percent mission-capable rate by the end of fiscal year 2019.

Full story: F-22 program develops 'recovery plan,' gets readiness funding boost

2. The F-22 program's use of Section 804 rapid prototyping authority has led the program office to restructure two key upgrade efforts into an iterative, two-phased software delivery plan aimed at fielding more capability at a faster pace.

Full story: F-22 program office using section 804 to restructure software upgrade effort

3. A recent Air Force notice requests airborne systems that autonomously process command-and-control data, a new example of the service's nascent search for material solutions that enable fast, complementary air, space and cyber combat planning.

Full story: Air Force seeks airborne, autonomous MDC2 data-processing technology

4. The Air Force aims to install a new Air Staff member to oversee information warfare by the end of fiscal year 2019, the service's cyberspace strategy and policy director told Inside Defense Nov. 16.

Full story: Confirmation process for new info warfare leader expected within FY-19