“Air Boss” is a pseudonym. The author has decades of experience in aerospace strategic analysis, planning, and acquisition, as well as assessments of strategic and tactical capabilities.

Recent public comments by the former acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, current Air Force leadership, and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith illustrate what expert observers have predicted for two decades.

Recommended Stories

Fear China’s ballistic missiles, not its new J-20B stealth jet

The sad saga of the F-35: Too big to fail, too expensive to fly

China, or the problem with F-22 fighter jets leaving Okinawa but arriving in Poland