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Lt. Gen. Jim Slife—USAF’s deputy chief of staff for operations—suggested the proposed collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) could fly alongside the Air Force’s next-generation aerial refuelling system.Summary
KEY POINTS:
- General Slife made his pitch at the Defense News Conference in Virginia, earlier this month.
- The General said USAF should also consider what role a CCA might play with the B-21 Raider.
- USAF plans to field a variety of CCA’s later this decade.
