Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, begins seeking industry input for technologies leading to a next-generation tactical airlifter, dubbed the Joint Future Theater Lift (JFTL) capability. USAF could field this notional replacement to the C-130 in the mid-2020s.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.
