LCID 2023 – Fighters & Advanced Aircraft Directorate PEO Overview

Credit: James Varhegyi | Date Taken: 06/01/2023
The Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate’s mission is to accelerate change at every level. Led by Brig. Gen. Dale R. White the directorate reports to both the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington D.C., and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The directorate executes the development, production, fielding, sustainment, and modernization of the United States Air Force and foreign military sales fighter portfolio, which includes the A-10, A-29, F-15, F-16, F-22, and special programs; as well as the development of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program and other advanced aircraft capability development activities, to include the Skyborg Vanguard program. The directorate’s primary operating locations are: Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio , Hill AFB, Utah, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, and Robins AFB, Georgia Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) and Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) will take place July 31 - August 4, 2023. Both events will be co-hosted with Dayton Defense and will be held at the Dayton Convention Center, in Dayton, Ohio. Though standalone events LCID and WDI are aligned to gain efficiencies in sharing information, collaboration, and discussion. LCID focuses on the Life Cycle Management Center's future requirements, collaboration opportunities, and topics covering the entire acquisition life cycle and management across AFLCMC portfolios. Historically, LCID has hosted almost 1,000 Government, Industry, and Academia attendees and every AFLCMC Program Executive Office (PEO). (U.S. Air Force video by Jim Varhegyi)