The Missile Defense Agency plans to show off the Airborne Laser for senior government officials and news media today during a stopover at Andrews AFB, Md. The ABL flies back to Edwards AFB, Calif., Thursday evening.
A record investment in research and development by the Department of the Air Force will help the United States win the long-term technology race with China, even while shrinking the fleet size before a possible mid-decade Taiwan contingency, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said May 17. “With the Air Force,…