On Saturday, USAF F-16s flew a pre-planned strike against an insurgent staging area in the vicinity of Baquba, Iraq—expending one GBU-38 and destroying the position. On Sunday, USAF A-10s performed air strikes against anti-coalition militia in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan—expending seven rockets and 884 rounds of 30 mm cannon fire.
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.
