Air Weather Service units support US efforts to track the movement of radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl nuclear-reactor accident in the Soviet Union. WC-130 Hercules aircraft fly air-sampling missions.
Generational improvements to combat propulsion performance have never been more pressing for the U.S. as it seeks to ensure continued air dominance in tempestuous theaters like the Indo-Pacific. GE Aerospace's XA100 is the most advanced combat engine in the world, and if implemented it would power a strong future for…