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 use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
