A military jury at Fort Hood, Tex., on Wednesday sentenced Army Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for his mass shooting at the installation in November 2009 that killed 13 and wounded more than 30. The 13 officers making up the jury voted unanimously for death, reported the Los Angeles Times. The convening authority of Hasan’s court martial must now approve the jury’s decision. Hasan, 42, an Army psychiatrist, represented himself in court during his trial. He admitted to the shooting, saying he grew disillusioned with the military and became a Muslim guerrilla fighter. The jury last week convicted him of 13 counts of premeditated murder and lesser charges.
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.