The Air Force's lead for remotely piloted aircraft wants to use a 1950s fighter production concept being resurfaced by senior officials to reduce acquisition time lines and costs as the service prepares for the next era of its drone enterprise. That concept takes lessons from the Century Series -- a group of six fighter aircraft that were all developed and fielded in the 1950s and early 1960s by five different contractors. Will Roper, Air Force acquisition executive, and Gen. Mike...
