AFRL Moves To Equip Cargo Planes With Bombs In a Box

WASHINGTON: With its latest contract to Lockheed Martin, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has taken another step in its effort to rapidly develop a capability to drop bombs and launch cruise missiles to augment the shrinking fleet of long-range bombers.  The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract, announced yesterday and worth $25 million over 18…