Community leaders around Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina are launching a new land-use study to try to shift new developments outside the base’s potential “accident zone,” reports the Charleston Post-Courier. There is some consideration being given to buying land adjacent to the base to forestall problems. The BRAC specter lingers on.
The Air Force is accelerating its plans to field an MQ-9A replacement in the wake of heavy Reaper losses in operations against Iran, top officials said Sept. 3, and they’re targeting a price point of just $10 million per aircraft.
