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USAF Needs 386 OperationalSquadrons by 2030The USAF has announced that it aspires
to eld 386 operational squadrons by
2030, an increase of almost a quarter on
the current 312 operational squadrons.
The suggested expansion is the result
of an in-depth study to meet the demands
of the National Defense Strategy, which
has identi ed the re-emergence of long-
term, strategic competition with Russia
and China.Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson
said the analysis behind the plan is based
on estimates of the expected threat by
2025-2030. By contrast, the USAF had
401 operational squadrons at the end of
the Cold War. The Heritage Foundation
expects that the USAF will need to acquire
an additional 60 bombers, 182 ghters, 210
tankers and 15 transport aircraft to equip
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Tactical Advantage Company
(ATAC) has formally unveiled
a number of former French
Air Force Dassault Mirage
F1s. The aircraft were
refurbished for their new
aggressor role and rolled out
on October 12 at Alliance
Airport, Fort Worth, Texas.
The aircraft, delivered
in July, are the initial batch
of a total of 63 Mirage F1s
acquired from the French
Air Force last year. Thirteen
aircraft have been deliveredso far. The acquisition is part
of a massive investment
by Textron following
announcements in 2017 from
the USAF and US Navy that
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requirements.One of two former French Air Force Mirage F1s that were formally unveiled by ATAC at Alliance
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ATAC Unveils Mirage F1sBombardier C-147A s/n 15-01609 is the rst of two Dash 8-300-series aircraft that will be
operated in support of the US Army’s Golden Knights parachute team, replacing two Fokker
C-31A Troopships used by the team since 1985. Fokker C-31A 85-01607 retired to the 309th
Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB on September 24,
having been used for than 500,000 jumps. US ArmyGolden Knights ExchangeFokkers for C-147As