There’s been no word from the new ruling junta in Thailand whether or not it wishes to continue cooperative exercises with the Air Force, PACAF commander Gen. Paul Hester said in an interview with Air Force Magazine. USAF conducts two major exercises with Thailand annually: Cobra Gold and Cope Tiger. He said he’d probably have some insight as to the future of the relationship later this fall, when exercise planning typically begins.
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…