The Army will be joining the Air Force at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station near Niagara Falls, N.Y., adding a $32 million readiness center that will house Army Reserve units currently residing outside the facility. The Buffalo News reports that Army Undersecretary Pete Geren announced the plan during a Tuesday visit to the station, saying the effort will “add to the efficiency of the base by allowing soldiers and airmen to work together.” Currently Air Force Reserve Command’s 914th Airlift Wing and the Air National Guard’s 107th Air Refueling Wing call the facility home. However, per BRAC 2005, the 107th ARW loses its KC-135 aircraft.
Bell Textron has won DARPA's contest for a no-runway, high-speed drone that will prove out technologies useful for special operations forces and possibly the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment concept. Bell's design converts a tiltrotor to a jet-powered aircraft able to fly at up to 450 knots.