Great Transformation because of the threat of China: US Army reforms air forces
The program was called "Reoptimization for competition of the great powers". It combines short -term and medium -term efforts that should improve the army's position in the future for minimal additional costs. A year or more can take an effort. "China creates armed forces specifically designed to restrain and victory over the United States if we intervene in the western Pacific. We need these changes now.
We do not have enough time to reoptimize our forces to resolve strategic challenges ", - said the Air Force Minister Frank Kendall. Officials have stated that the plan is not perfect or ready for immediate implementation, so it is necessary to work on it. The goal is to consolidate the functions between commands, as well as to remove the unnecessary duplication of functions in the US Air Force in Europe and Africa, the Pacific Air Force and the Command of the Global Stroke.
All commands should focus on fighting. It is intended to create an integrated command of opportunities that will help identify, design and develop concepts and programs for further investment. The Air Education and Preparation Command (AETC) is renamed the Air Development Command (ADC). The idea is to consolidate the development of pilots and expand courses for officers.
The Air Command (ACC) will expand its activities from ensuring air fighting to ensuring the readiness of all air forces (PS) and planning large -scale exercises, as well as ensuring the ability of combat wings to deploy as effective units.
The Air Force Command (AFMC) will add three system centers: the Command of Information Domination Systems, the Nuclear Systems Center, will create an integration development office and transform the current life cycle management center into an air dominance center center. The Cybernetic Command of the Air Force will be transformed into a separate component of forces and means to better reflect the importance of a cybernetic mission for the combined forces and all aircraft.
The plan also changes the method of deployment of operational wings of the PS. Instead of sending small groups of servicemen from different units for the formation of new wings, they will train together and then unfold with different elements, including public relations, safety and maintenance. Space forces create a space future command, a new field command that develops and confirms concepts and conducts experiments and military games, among other functions.
Space forces also create combat squadrons as a basic unit and change the way of teaching their fighters. "We have nothing provided in [the financial year] 2024 or 2025 for any of these changes. If you need any funds during these periods, we will have to redistribute them. It is likely that we will have some money in the 2026 financial year", " Candall summarized. We will remind, on February 12 in the United States shown how the simulator of the ballistic missile on the parachute was launched.