US Air Force officials say that three C-130s delivered more than 41,000 pounds of earthquake relief supplies to Pakistan from Dec. 23-30. They estimate that USAF and contract aircraft have flown in more than 10 million pounds of supplies since the earthquake struck the area in October.
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems matching $17.7 million contracts for an "Off-Board Sensing Station,” which is an unmanned aircraft that would extend a manned fighter’s sensing range and also potentially carry additional weapons for that aircraft. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts…