Officials at Columbus AFB, Miss., must have breathed a sigh of relief that Katrina petered out before reaching the base—bypassing its new state-of-the-art, seven-story tall air traffic control tower. They officially opened the $5.2 million tower last week.
The KC-Z4, a blended wing body tanker concept being developed by startup JetZero, could fuel larger groups of aircraft at longer range to hold more targets at risk, company officials say.