Pacific Air Forces had to scrub plans to use the first C-17 stationed at Hickam AFB, Hawaii, to ferry relief supplies late on Feb. 19 to the Philippines when the brand new airlifter developed a “minor” malfunction, officials told the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The base had to shift the cargo from the Hickam C-17 to one from Charleston AFB, N.C., which was in Hawaii. A base spokesman told the newspaper that the Hickam C-17 needs to replace an aircraft propulsion data management computer. It’s still under warranty, right
The rate of building B-21 bombers would speed up if the fiscal 2026 defense budget passes. But it remains unclear how much capacity would be added, and whether the Air Force would simply build the bombers faster, or buy more.
