Lockheed Martin said Wednesday that the Air Force now will be able to use common and existing aircraft interfaces when adding new weapons to its fleet. The first case will be AGM-158A Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile. The Lockheed innovation will save big bucks and lots of time by making the new weapon adapt to the aircraft, says Lockheed’s Randy Bigum. Makes sense to us.
Trainees in Basic Military Training and technical school no longer have the option to try alternate PT drills if they fail an initial assessment, according to a policy change the Air Force made in April. The move is part of a larger shift out of the classroom and into hands-on,…