An entry in the July 12 Daily Report confused the Air Force’s Advanced Engine Technology Program and Pratt & Whitney’s own F135 engine improvement program. Pratt’s Block 1 upgrade is expected to deliver a 7-10 percent increase in efficiency over the existing F135, while Block 2, building on Block 1 and incorporating technology from the AETP, will up the efficiency to a total 25 percent better fuel burn over the existing F135. We have corrected the original entry.
The U.S. military struck key Iranian nuclear sites June 21 in an operation that was intended to shut down Iran’s nuclear program but which was not aimed at the country’s leadership. U.S. Air Force bombers and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck three sites in the early hours of June 22: Fordow, Natanaz,…