The Air Force awarded C-130J contractor Lockheed Martin a $68 million contract to deliver three weapon systems trainers—two for the Air Force and one for the Marine Corps. Lockheed says the actual design and manufacture of the WSTs will be done by the Canadian-based modeling and simulation technology company, CAE.
The joint U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise will end Aug. 21, a week earlier than previously planned, at the behest of President Donald Trump—a move that comes as U.S Air Force is already reviewing its exercise schedule in the Pacific.