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2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations
June 30, 2021
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A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2021 Almanac.
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RTX’s Raytheon is offering the Air Force and potential future users of Boeing's F-15EX an enhanced APG-82 radar that promises greater effective range without requiring more power, enabling it to better detect low-observable targets.
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