Two instructor pilots flying a T-1 Jayhawk from Laughlin AFB, Tex., landed short of the runway at Preston-Smith International Airport in Lubbock about 10 p.m. May 21, reports Southwest Texas LIVE. The pilots, who were unharmed, had been on a routine training flight in the area. The Air Force will investigate the accident.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.