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DATE: September 28, 2026 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm ET

Brig. Gen. Timothy Helfrich, Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command joined us to discuss service plans for the development, production, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of the Air Force fighter portfolio, which includes the A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22, F-47, FQ-42, FQ-44, other collaborative combat aircraft, and special programs. This is a conversation you won’t want to miss regarding one of the Air Force’s most important mission areas.

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Speakers

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Brig. Gen. Timothy M. HelfrichPortfolio Acquisition Executive for Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Materiel Command

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  Inside Defense
• U.S. Air Force Prepares To Put Its CCAs To The Test
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• Full F-47 Production Line “Not Too Far Away”: USAF General
  TWZ
• F-47 Production Line “Not Too Far Away”, Says USAF Fighter Chief
  MiGFLUG
• Taking CCA from vision to reality
  Aerospace America
• America’s F-47 Takes Aim at China’s J-36 and J-50: The Sixth-Gen Fighter Race Accelerates
  Bharat Shakti
• F-47 Sixth-Generation Fighter: How 1,000-Nautical-Mile Range Could Reshape U.S. Air Force Superiority.
  Global Defense News