Lockheed Martin has turned over the newest Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D-3 satellite to NOAA during a ceremony at the Air Force Weather Agency at Offutt AFB, Neb. AFWA is the primary user of DMSP data. This latest satellite was launched last fall from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
The B-21 Raider stealth bomber was recently flown, for the first time, by an operational pilot as part of its flight test process, the Air Force said June 11. And a top Pentagon official said the move to bring operational testing into the B-21 process earlier than normal shows the…