The US Air Force continues its assistance to the Pakistani government, airlifting supplies into the region on Saturday and Sunday. Three Air Force C-130s, a C-17, and a contracted B-747 flew in more than 200,000 pounds of medical equipment, aircraft parts, and various supplies requested by the Pakistanis. As of Nov. 14, the Air Force has airlifted more than 7.5 million pounds of supplies to Pakistan.
A new Navy missile could fill a long-range air-to-air need for the U.S. Air Force’s fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-generation fighters. The Navy’s portfolio acquisition executive for munitions posted information on the AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missile online on Aug. 22, the same day it unveiled the project at the service’s…