Lockheed Martin rolls out AF-1, the first weight-optimized F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the Air Force’s conventional takeoff and landing configuration. This test aircraft is structurally equivalent to a production F-35A CTOL.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.