According to Wichita’s TV7 News, Sheppard AFB, Tex., has received the last of the modified T-38 trainers the Air Force expects to acquire. Don’t be misled by the total number, though. The last tally we received from the Air Force indicated the service had revamped a total of 381 T-38 trainers into the C model. Sheppard flew the last of its AT-38s last year, as it transitioned to the upgraded Talon. (The 420th Flying Training Wing mentioned in the piece would be the Reserve 420th Flight Test Flight.)
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
