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Re:Air Force Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter J... by mulmen on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @10:19PM (#24500484)
Honestly I'd be even more surprised if it was one of the established giants because what a turnaround that would be.
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Re:Air Force Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter J... by mncharity on Monday September 21, 2020 @05:06PM (#24548483)
> AII's goals include strengthening the critically important design teams in the defense industrial base and reducing the lead time for future systems.[1]

Apropos a 2015 DARPA program leading to flight demonstrators. So acquisition innovation to improve innovation acquisition.

[1] https://aviationweek.com/shows-events/afa-air-space-cyber-co...

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