U.S. Air Force ‘Weak,’ Conservative Think Tank Says

F-35As conduct a Combat Power Exercise in January 2020 at Hill AFB, Utah.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has lost effectiveness by not having enough aircraft available and not flying them enough, and is undertaking a modernization effort that does not address current needs, the conservative Heritage Foundation says in its yearly assessment of military strength. The 2022 Military...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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