Discussions about a new "arsenal plane" are still in the concept phase, the Air Force said Feb. 12, confirming that the Pentagon has no near-term development plans for an airborne magazine. Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Ash Carter unveiled several projects underway within the Defense Department's secretive Strategic Capabilities Office. One of those projects, an arsenal plane, would convert an existing legacy platform into essentially a "flying launch pad" that could carry a number of weapons and link with fifth-generation...
