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China Has A Plan To Disrupt US Air Force’s ‘Kill Chain’ And Deflate Its Military

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EurAsian Times: Studying US Warfighting Tactics For 30 Years, China Plans To Disrupt US Air Force’s ‘Kill Chain’ & Deflate Its Military 

 In a war with China, the US Air Force (USAF) needs to “make robust” all elements of its ‘kill chains’ that guide ordnance from target identification to engagement since that is what the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will disrupt at various stages. 

This was the common consensus reached by experts and serving retired senior USAF Generals at a webinar held by the Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies (MIAS). 

Former USAF deputy chief of staff for operations, Lt Gen Joseph Guastella, now a senior fellow at MIAS; commander of the 57th Wing Brig Gen Richard Goodman; and MIAS senior resident fellow Heather Penny also noted a poor ratio of fifth to fourth generation fighters where the former should be available in sufficient quantities as the latter is “not survivable” in today’s high-end fight.  

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WNU Editor: Go after the fuel tankers and the Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft. That will probably be the most effective way to disrupt the "kill chain".



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