Technicians with Lockheed Martin’s C-5 Galaxy modernization program recently installed the first engine pylon on a test airframe. The Reliability Enhancement and Re-Engining Program is the second phase of a modernization program that will produce more than 70 improvements to the fleet of 112 C-5A and C-5B strategic airlifters in service.
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
