Reach and Precision as Fundamental as Speed, Says USAF Chief Scientist

Credit: ERIK SIMONSEN
Is the U.S. Air Force turning its back on future sustained supersonic capability by opting for a subsonic, next-generation, long-range strike aircraft? The short answer is a definite “no,” according to the service’s chief scientist. When it emerged this year that the “new concept aircraft” judged...

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