Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and it is Vertical with Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine

In 2020, Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine wrote “The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and it’s Vertical,” where they explore tactical airlift use in the U.S. military and argue that rotary-wing and tilt-rotor aircrafts should have a significant role in the future. Four years later, we invited them back to discuss how tactical airlift has evolved.  Read more below. Image: U.S. Air Force (Photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex) In your 2020 article “The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and its Vertical” you argued that vertical-lift aircraft were superior to fixed-wing aircraft for tactical airlift missions. In The post Rewind and Reconnoiter: The Future of Tactical Airlift is Here and it is Vertical with Walker D. Mills and Dylan “Joose” Phillips-Levine appeared first on War on the Rocks.