Last September, Kendall said the U.S. Air Force needed to reorganize in preparation for war with China, noting that China “has been fighting for more than 20 years in great power competition and fighting to defeat the United States in the Western Pacific.” We are reoptimizing it.” .
He added: “Our job is to prevent war and to be ready to win if it happens.”
PLA uses Microsoft mixed reality headsets for equipment and video show maintenance
PLA uses Microsoft mixed reality headsets for equipment and video show maintenance
The measure would create new offices and headquarters to allow major commands to focus on combat readiness and create a Space Futures Command to address future threats.
Most notably, the Air Force and Space Force have both established mission-oriented “units of action” across the services, working together “for agile combat missions” rather than organizing deployments on a squadron basis. will be trained and deployed.
Fighter wings will develop relationships with base commands to allow each wing to focus on its own mission-level readiness and operations.
“We need to ensure that our fighter wings are a cohesive unit of action with everything we need to accomplish our wartime mission,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Albin.
With this update, the U.S. military will increase its focus on training high-tech aircrews, an area that China is increasingly challenging, and will increase its focus on large-scale, mission-focused training and unannounced or unannounced training. It will improve military readiness through limited notification. Assessment of operational readiness.
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The Nuclear Weapons Center will also be expanded and a new command structure will be established to strengthen support for nuclear forces.
Song Zhongping, a former People’s Liberation Army instructor, said he believes the U.S. military needs to undergo major structural reforms as it shifts its strategic focus from the Middle East to China and Russia. “It won’t be easy even for them,” he said.
He added that many of the measures cannot be properly implemented without large sums of money, “not small amounts but huge sums”.
Nie Lexiong, a Shanghai-based military observer, said the People’s Liberation Army has modernized its navy and air force over the past two decades, but Kendall is exaggerating the Chinese threat to get bigger budgets. Stated.
US Air Force top general warns against China’s push to recruit pilot trainers
US Air Force top general warns against China’s push to recruit pilot trainers
He added that while the US military still enjoys significant advantages, it tends to overestimate its adversaries.
Nee added that it remains to be seen how much of a game-changer the traditional Air Force review will be, saying, “There are so many uncertainties that it is difficult to predict its impact.”