Cannon Very Much in Contention for Special Ops: The Air Force now has a report that indicates the service should seriously consider Cannon AFB, N.M., as a possible site for elements of Air Force Special Operations Command, reports the Clovis (N.M) News-Journal. AFSOC spokesman Matt Durham tells the newspaper that AFSOC believes either Cannon or Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., would suit the command’s plans, which include gaining a training facility with desert-like conditions. An AFSOC team visited Cannon earlier this year.
RTX, parent of Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney, is getting out of the space prime business and focusing on its "strengths" as a maker of space sensors, buses, and components, company COO Chris Calio said during an earnings call.