A B-1B on a bombing mission to Afghanistan crashes in the Indian Ocean about 10 miles north of its island base, Diego Garcia, but the crew survived. It was the first USAF aircraft lost in the war in Afghanistan and the first B-1B lost in combat.
Lockheed Martin’s proposed autonomous drone, called Vectis, is still on track to fly a prototype by the end of 2027, an official from the company’s Skunk Works division said Sept. 10, and the firm already started work on four more Vectis aircraft.
