Pacific Air Forces has received the Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois Memorial Award presented by the Order of Daedalians for an exception 2005 flight safety program. PACAF not only flew without aircrew fatalities or destroyed aircraft but also reached the DOD goal of a 50-percent reduction in major aviation mishaps for two years in a row.
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.