A B-18 of the 396th Bombardment Squadron sinks a German submarine off Cherry Point, N.C., in the first sure aerial victory off the Atlantic coast by aircraft.
The Air Force has embraced new technical approaches like open mission systems and rapid software updates for cutting-edge aircraft like the B-21 and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Increasingly, though, the service is also working to apply these to its older, “legacy” aircraft, officials said this week.