Deterrence requires power.
The theater evolved. Our Airpower hasn’t.
Most of our airlift capacity can’t reach the fight.
The theater evolved. Our Airpower hasn’t.
And it can’t navigate the new environment when it gets there.
We have a plan. We don't have the budget and the timeline to run it.
SECAF: USAF Can't Afford Next-Gen Fighter, Tanker, and Wingman Drones All At Once
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We are in a race.
Xi Jinping has told his military to be ready… by 2027
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America needs capabilities that can be put in the fight tonight
Manufcaturing these planes and their engines cost us nearly everything we could afford.
So the allies picked up something radical: Ship the planes without the engines.
Towed gliders revolutionized airlift in the European theater.
The cargo glider solved both capabilities and production challenges
Each Airplane now tripled its punch with two gliders in tow.
Affordable and mass manufacturable, gliders enabled true saturation tactics by Allies invading Europe.
The DoD spends billions searching for the next breakthrough.
What if the breakthrough already happened — in 1941?
American aviators have resurrected cargo gliders in commercial aviation.
Aerotowing is showing record-breaking range & payload expansion on existing commercial aircraft.
Extending the Range of the
C-130 for INDOPACOM.
A towed cargo glider extends the effective range of a C-130 by 60–70% — with no modifications to the aircraft itself.
Low Risk Delivery to
Austere Environments.
Attritable cargo gliders can be disconnected mid-air from the primary asset, autonomously gliding towards a controlled landing into littoral environments or unimproved surfaces on island bases — without risking a crewed aircraft on the approach.
Embed Refueling into Missions
with No Compromises.
Aerotowed fuel tanks provides fuel to the lead plane & followers, without compromising MTOW or sacrificing weapons bays.