Fifteen Air and Army National Guard members of Kentucky’s 41st Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) are conducting environmental tests in Brooks, Ky., following a train derailment there Jan. 16 in which the cargo of flammable liquid spilled out on the tracks and caught fire. To help ensure public safety, Guardsmen are conducting air quality tests with local authorities, but there was no initial determination as to the type of liquid.
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.