The Army has spoken now so there must be an agreement in the offing for Air Force-Army cooperation on a Light/Future Cargo Aircraft. Army Brig. Gen. Stephen Mundt, head of the Army’s Aviation Task Force, said late last week, according to the newsletter Defense Daily, that the two services would sign an MOU, calling upon them to agree on a platform within 90 days. (We guess the word about that joint program office was good.) At issue here was the Army plan to replace the C-23 Sherpas flown by the Army National Guard and Air Force efforts toward developing a new intratheater airlifter.
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…