Pacific Air Forces is collecting gifts and presents for the 53rd installment of Operation Christmas Drop across the Pacific islands. Called the longest running, organization airdrop in the world by Stars and Stripes, the event is set to kick off on Dec. 4 and will conclude on Dec. 6 after three C-130s of the 36th Airlift Squadron at Andersen AFB, Guam, complete drops over 55 islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and the Northern Marianas. Read more about the drop here.
Skyborg Makes First Flight Aboard Kratos Mako
May 5, 2021
The Skyborg software and hardware suite allowing unmanned aircraft to team with crewed ones flew for the first time April 29, the Air Force said, launching a series of experiments meant to prove the safety and effectiveness of the approach.