The Air Force has decided to trim the size of the fighter training range it had proposed for eastern Nevada airspace, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It is to be used primarily by F-16s flying out of Hill AFB, Utah. Nevada officials worried the Air Force initiative would crimp local economic plans.
After years of experiments and tests, senior Air Force leaders say they're on the verge of using C-17s and other cargo aircraft to launch cruise missiles via airdrop, touting the development as a way to bolster the combat fleet and a major shift in the service’s mindset.