When the Air Force Uniform board meets Oct. 20-21 for the first time since June 2003, members plan to address several issues, among them: the new battle dress uniform—the subdued blue one—and the physical training uniform. We can’t wait to find out if the new subdued blue BDU survives. The first blue version was a bomb.
The Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is behind schedule and may significantly overrun its expected cost, which could partially explain why the service is reviving the hypersonic AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid-Response Weapon.