Air Force looking at next steps to prototype Arsenal Plane, palletized munitions concepts

By Courtney Albon / May 28, 2020 at 12:22 PM
The Air Force sees "real possibility" in the prospect of using cargo aircraft as bomb trucks after conducting successful tests with the C-17 and C-130. Brig. Gen. Clinton Hinote, deputy director of the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability, said during a Mitchell Institute event this week the service is considering next steps for prototyping and fielding the capability. "As we go forward, we see that one of the initiatives we definitely are wanting to pursue is the use of other...

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