Nye fly

 

Jeg tøyer begrepet nye fly en del her når det er snakk om å vekke nytt liv i fly parkert i AMARGs The Boneyard ved Davis-Monthan AFB sør i Arizona. Jeg legger ved et bilde derfra tatt i 1967. Yep, jeg røkte pipe.....

Bilde: Elmer Padgett

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No Slowdown in Demand for Air Force Bombers, 4-Star Says

By John A. Tirpak

Bomber taskings are at a modern high, Air Force Global Strike Command head Gen. Thomas Bussiere said in a recent interview. The level of effort is so intense that he's willing to pull more aircraft out of the "Boneyard" to replace any bombers lost in accidents.

E-7 Wedgetail reddet for USAF. (Red.)

Aug. 1, 2025

Edited by Rachel S. Cohen with Matthew Cox, Col. Jennifer Reeves, USAF (Ret.) and John A. Tirpak

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, center, chairman of the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee, questioned the administration's decision to pack so much spending into the reconciliation bill. He and others worry that the 2027 budget won't take that spending into account. Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza

Senate’s $852 Billion Defense Budget Saves E-7, Keeps Space Force Flat By Rachel S. Cohen Senators this week advanced a $852 billion defense spending bill for 2026 that would block cancellation of the Air Force’s E-7 early-warning aircraft program, continue military aid to Ukraine, and replenish U.S. weapons stockpiles in a rebuke of certain Trump administration priorities in the year ahead.