DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force Life-Cycle Management Center's propulsion directorate has identified three candidate programs that could become the first to benefit from technology being matured through the Adaptive Engine Transition Program. Rafael Garcia, the head of the directorate, told Inside Defense in a recent interview at the Air Force's Life-Cycle Industry Day here that his team is now working with the major commands and program offices to flesh out preliminary plans, including a technology package and a time...