Air Force cancels plans to create a command focused on competing with China. Defense One’s Thomas Novelly: “Ending the creation of a permanent Integrated Capabilities Command—a major command slated to be led by a three-star general focused on modernizing and prioritizing the service’s future acquisitions—reverses a key initiative by former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.”

A provisional ICC was established in November to help lift acquisition responsibility from major commands to help them focus on other priorities. But the effort was paused by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in February. On Wednesday, service officials said the ICC’s responsibilities will by April 1 be folded into the existing Air Force Futures organization. Known as A5/7 , it will gain a “Chief Moder

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