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The Air Force Isn't Dominant Anymore ... Says Air Force Chief of Staff
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo ^ | September 9th, 2020 | Kyle Mizokami

Posted on 09/10/2020 1:49:13 PM PDT by Mariner

General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., the new head of the U.S. Air Force, warned casualties will be heavy in a future war.

Brown believes the U.S. will face World War II-level losses against an advanced adversary like Russia or China.

The general believes his service must “accelerate change or lose” the next war.

The new U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff is warning his service it faces stiff competition in a future war, involving aircraft and personnel losses not seen for 80 years. General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. believes the Air Force must work to accelerate change, adapting to new technologies faster than its potential adversaries. Brown warns that “good enough today will fail tomorrow,” with grave implications for the entire country.

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To: Mariner

Russia spends 3.9% of its pathetic GDP (one-twentieth the size of our GD) on defense. We spend 3.4% of our monster GDP on defense, and the chiefs want more money.


41 posted on 09/10/2020 2:43:14 PM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: Gay State Conservative

Signal Corps may weell fite the kill shot in the next war. We can deny the government and militay coms, blinded and sitging ducks they agree to terms of the conflict they started on US terms.

China will be broken into 19 different states if they lose.

My understanding is that since 2001 we have identified and communicated with future partners in the break up of China proper.

Numerous briefings indicates we can and will win the global communications war.


42 posted on 09/10/2020 2:45:20 PM PDT by Jumper
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To: Mariner

Aircraft of the future will be flown by drones.


43 posted on 09/10/2020 2:45:30 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: kaehurowing

“ The U.S. will get smashed in a war against China. It lost military superiority back during the Obama era.”

I’d be interested in knowing if that’s just a personal opinion or you have some knowledge of such things.


44 posted on 09/10/2020 2:49:31 PM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: socalgop

You have to define what a war with China looks like or what it is even over. Doesnt matter how big their army is. We aren’t going to invade, and they cant invade us. Their army is big but it is land locked and is used mostly for internal control anyway. A war with China will almost certainly be fought in the waters of the asia-pacific and in the air space over those waters and over mainland China. We can bring the fight to them. They cant do that to us.


45 posted on 09/10/2020 2:50:51 PM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Jumper

“China will be broken into 19 different states if they lose.”

You better wake up because the good ol’ US of A is on the brink of doing the same thing right here and now. What’s worse, we are in a shooting war with our own people as the enemy combatants.


46 posted on 09/10/2020 3:06:21 PM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: Mariner

How’s that F-22 trade for the F-35 working out, General?


47 posted on 09/10/2020 3:07:46 PM PDT by MortMan (Shouldn't "palindrome" read the same forward and backward?)
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To: jagusafr
Dale Brown was a prophet ...

I read some of his books a while ago. Certainly very interesting hardware concepts, including the subcutaneous communications.

48 posted on 09/10/2020 3:09:52 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...

Ping.


49 posted on 09/10/2020 3:20:59 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Mariner

He’s just barking for more money. the Military Industrial Complex does that.


50 posted on 09/10/2020 3:27:32 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: jdsteel

“I’d be interested in knowing if that’s just a personal opinion or you have some knowledge of such things”

She’s a Chinese propagandist. Those of us with professional knowledge knows she is FOS.


51 posted on 09/10/2020 3:29:10 PM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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To: Mariner

but it has all those lesbians in its officer corp


52 posted on 09/10/2020 3:34:40 PM PDT by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.(DT4POTUS))
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To: Mariner

And how long before it went “bad”.

I am not concerned about the Air Force.

However, I am concerned about the pussys running this country after the first missile hits Long Beach. We are a country quickly becoming run by Neville Chamberlains.


53 posted on 09/10/2020 3:37:53 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: kaehurowing
"The military no longer can fund repairs or training. Many of its planes are useless."

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You must be asleep in another decade. Have you taken a look at any of POTUS Trump's military budgets?

Or, are you [still?] neverTrump trolling?

TXnMA   
  

54 posted on 09/10/2020 3:38:53 PM PDT by TXnMA (Democrat Party's sole 2020 platform plank: HATRED...)
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To: Mariner

That’s okay. If the Air Force is short on conventional weapons, the nukes will fly.


55 posted on 09/10/2020 3:43:43 PM PDT by familyop ( "Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy".)
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To: escapefromboston

Get rid of him


56 posted on 09/10/2020 4:02:21 PM PDT by ronnie raygun ( Massive mistakes are made by arrogant fools; massive evils are committed by evil people.")
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To: Mariner

Weird statement but, whatever.

Let me get my checkbook

We have more experience at logistics and actual warfare...


57 posted on 09/10/2020 4:03:02 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: throwthebumsout; Mariner

and unlike China or Russia that list is comprised of a load of friends who would fight along side us...maybe


58 posted on 09/10/2020 4:04:36 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Mariner

The Air Farce have themselves to blame. And on top of that, China has schematics on likely EVERY plane, down to the screws and rivets. And they manufacture the rest.


59 posted on 09/10/2020 4:35:13 PM PDT by Captainpaintball
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To: kaehurowing

Useless? What is your source for this claim?


60 posted on 09/10/2020 4:42:14 PM PDT by Arones (When Leftists are in a minority, then they look for other ways to win.)
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