Lockheed Martin has turned over the newest Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D-3 satellite to NOAA during a ceremony at the Air Force Weather Agency at Offutt AFB, Neb. AFWA is the primary user of DMSP data. This latest satellite was launched last fall from Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
USAF to Cut F-35 Buy in Future Years Defense Plan
May 14, 2021
The Air Force wants to scale back buys of the F-35 over the next five years, hoping to get sustainment costs down and to wait for the more capable Block 4 version, according to talking points prepared for Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. The reduced buy will…