: An F-16C crashed Tuesday at Nellis AFB, Nev., about 20 miles west of the town of Caliente. The aircraft was participating in an air-to-air combat training mission, said Nellis officials. They said the pilot’s condition is unknown. The airplane went down about 5:30 p.m. local Nevada time.
In a pair of major contracts announced July 31, the Pentagon awarded a combined $7.8 billion for new missiles, including JASSM and AMRAAM.