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Air Force Slates $950M For ABMS Tech; 28 Vendors « Breaking Defense
Advanced Battle Management System Overview WASHINGTON: The Air Force has slated $950 million to rapidly acquire technology from 28 firms, some behemoth defense contractors and others are Silicon Valley startups, over the next five years to support its ambitious Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) for future joint all-domain operations. The funds have been lumped together …
This One Technological Advance Could Result in the Ultimate Stealth Fighter
Key point: This may be one of the few ways left for fighters to get stealthier. Researchers at BAE Systems and The University of Manchester successfully test-flew an experimental unmanned aerial vehicle with no moving control surfaces, BAE Systems announced in December 2017. The 12-foot-span, jet-propelled MAGMA drone could help BAE develop stealthier warplanes. Control surfaces account …
