The Gallup Organization will develop a psychological test that the Air Force hopes will help it identify young people with the requisite character and leadership ability to succeed in officer training programs, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. And, the service hopes the new tool could enable recruiters to spend less time interviewing and more time seeking qualified minorities. Service officials briefed details of the initiative to the Air Force Academy Board of Visitors during an Oct. 17 meeting in Washington.
The Air Force has picked Northrop Grumman over L3Harris and Lockheed Martin to develop and build the Stand-in Attack Weapon, meant to swiftly destroy enemy air defense sites and other high-value targets.