The Associated Press reports that a US Air Force F-16 fighter crashed Tuesday morning off the west coast of the Korean peninsula. The pilot ejected safely, picked up by a rescue crew from the South Korean Air Force.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.