(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to note that the Air Force chief and secretary have not yet approved the directed energy flight plan.) Air Force leadership recently signed off on a plan to explore the operational and policy implications of integrating directed-energy weapons into its fleet. The plan was approved within the last few weeks but is awaiting final signatures from Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Secretary Deborah Lee James, according to Jack Blackhurst, the...
