Inside the Air Force highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Air Force:

1. An initial delivery of four A-29 Super Tucano's to the Afghan Air Force is meeting the force's high demand for close-air-support capabilities.

Full story: Afghan Air Force receives first delivery of four A-29 Super Tucanos

2. As it looks to mitigate the effect of an additional two-year delay to the delivery of the next-generation GPS ground station, the Air Force expects to complete a revised cost estimate for the program and determine whether it will trigger a Nunn-McCurdy breach.

Full story: Air Force to measure impact of OCX delay on early GPS III launch plans

3. An Air Force Scientific Advisory Board fast-track study on directed energy is yielding early results and garnering interest and participation from Air Force Special Operations Command.

Full story: AFSAB: Early study results have near-term implications for directed energy