The Air Force accepts the first MC-12W Liberty Project Aircraft at Hawker Beechcraft’s Wichita, Kan., facility. It’s the first of 37 modified King Air aircraft USAF plans to acquire to quickly bolster intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance coverage in Southwest Asia.
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.
