Air Combat Command officials say the command had only four Class A flight mishaps over the past fiscal year, compared to 12 in 2005. Col. Kelly Fletcher, ACC chief of flight safety, says that is the lowest flight mishap rate in 16 years—encompassing ACC and its predecessor Tactical Air Command.
General Atomics, the maker of one of the Air Force’s first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, has ambitious plans for its family of semi-autonomous drones beyond the FQ-42, including a flying-wing aircraft capable of carrying out both reconnaissance and strike missions. Meanwhile, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced a new program to…