https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/not-survivable-hegseth-says-dod-reviewing-e-7-wedgetail-program-amid-move-to-space/
>During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Hegseth said in response to questions from House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Tom Cole that the E-7 is an “example” of a platform that is “not survivable in the modern battlefield.” While the Pentagon is “going to fund existing platforms that are there more robustly and make sure they’re modernized,” Hegseth said that “a great deal of ISR [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] in the future will be space-based.
>“And not in a scientific, space-based, ‘we hope we’ll get there,’ but in a ‘we’re funding capabilities that will surpass some of those airborne capabilities,’” he continued. “So we’re willing to continue to review things like the E-7, but from our view, investments in existing systems that carry forward that capability, alongside even bigger investments in space based ISR gives us the kind of advantages we need on a future battlefield.”

https://theaviationist.com/2025/06/10/usaf-brings-back-agm-183-arrw/
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/06/pentagon-procurement-budget-fy26-reconciliation-f35-bombs-f15ex-army-navy-air-force-space-force-trump/
>The procurement documents point to new programs as well. Confirming recent comments from the service’s top official, the document says the Air Force plans to spend $387.1 million to acquire the hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), though it does not list any specific quantities.

What do you think about the plan to go all in on space-based ISR?
And chairforce decided to buy the ARRW after all