2nd Lt. Kelly Flinn, the first woman selected for bomber crew training, begins B-52 pilot training with the 11th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
RTX’s Raytheon unit was able to “significantly” extend the range of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile using mostly software changes in experimental tests last year, expanding the reach and lethality of the standard U.S. dogfighting weapon, company officials said Sept. 15.