Clark Griswold

https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2026/05/04/air-force-clears-t-7a-red-hawk-for-low-rate-production/

Probably too expensive with mods done to them with hours already on the airframe and they might have other plans for them (stored but could be regenerated, foreign military sales/gift, etc…) The new Compass Call is also a Gulfstream, seems like the AF is consolidating around that company for its business jet based platforms

Concur Gulfstream also has a military variants ready if that could grease the skids further (domestic supplier) https://www.gulfstream.com/en/aircraft/special-missions/ I’m surprised this idea of smaller manned HVAA platforms for C2, EA, ISR, AR, etc… has not taken hold and the AF shifting that way. Unmanned and space based eventually but large cabin sized biz jet based systems are the low risk, capabilities TODAY to get to the next stage. I might see the need for some manned large (transport category platform) multi mission platforms but for strategic patrol / monitoring missions. But it would need to do it all, active and passive collection, over very long ranges, if it made sense.

Yup One more example of the 6500 already having types for missions we need https://theaviationist.com/2025/09/30/kai-rokaf-electronic-warfare-aircraft-program/ All the work has been done https://bombardier.com/en/defense/virtual-showroom Disclaimer: I own 0.0 shares of Bombardier

Already have an AWACS version Skies MagBombardier Defense receives firm order for two Global 650...The Global 6500 aircraft has a top speed of Mach 0.90 and a maximum range of 6,600 nautical miles (12,223 kilometres).I swear the solutions are out there to so many problems, already done, but our FUBAR acquisitions process as represented here just makes it impossible unless the right districts get the right contracts…

Concur Unmanned air breathing and space based is the eventual solution but if king for a day I’d like a manned / unmanned team now, RQ- something plus the E-11 or something more ambitious, bigger manned jet maybe with links and active sensors, BACN plus AWACS. There’s an opportunity to coalesce around one manned platform type to get a lot of what we need, the Global 6500, could be that. BACN, AWACS, Medevac, Tactical Tanker, but I digress…. It’s also the platform the Army is using for it’s HADES jet, this could be one of the few joint platforms that could satisfy two chicks / services at the same time Two jets at the same time….

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The War ZoneAir Force Wants To Axe Its E-11A BACN Communications JetsThe Air Force wants space-based systems to take over from the E-11A in providing critical data fusion and communications relay capabilities. The Air Force wants space-based systems to take over from t

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/30/americas/us-commercial-flights-venezuela-american-airlines-latam-intl Commercial service returns from USA to Venezuela Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Turboprop vs drones stuff The War ZoneUkraine’s Drone-Hunting An-28 Turboprop Is Now Launching...The latest evolution of Ukraine’s rugged An-28 Cash turboprop counter-drone platform combines interceptor drones and Minigun armament. The latest evolution of Ukraine’s rugged An-28 Cash turboprop cou

USAF VIP Bus

https://time.com/article/2026/04/25/falkland-islands-javier-milei-trump/ The Administration can “review” if they want but they need to state NO change in status via military action by Argentina would be supported.

Valid point It’d probably only be airline like in type jet flown though, with as many pilots as they would have to cycle thru an FY, it would have to move a quick pace methinks. 3 months for type course plus added training. Academics, PTT / FTDs and Sims plus observation rides. 1 month allocated for 10 training flights, I’d keep it pretty simple and all local to knock it out. 1.0, launch to rendezvous nearby with another 320 to a precontact position, hold it for 3 minutes, depart & recover to base, 1 GA or discontinued app, land out of next approach. Swap seats with your training buddy as you’ve been riding jump (another reason this would need to be in the Bus). 3 flights in your syllabus would be as a simulated tanker. 2 months to get 6 trips accomplished. 4 day trips to bounce around the system. 2 student pilots allocated to a trip, team certified after 3 trips, IPs supervise from jump trips 4-6.