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Pentagon Seeks Blended Wing Body Concepts for Possible New Cargo, Tanker Aircraft

July 21, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
The Pentagon has put out a call for blended wing body aircraft concepts that could be applied to future military tanker and cargo aircraft as well as commercial aircraft, according to a solicitation posted by the Defense Innovation Unit. The Pentagon wants “concepts of design ...

Air Force to Field MRAPs Fitted With Laser, Robotic Arm to Blow Up Unexploded Bombs

Feb. 11, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Armored vehicles equipped with lasers to blow up unexploded ordnance will start showing up at Air Force bases in the fall, the Life Cycle Management Center announced. The Recovery of Airbase Denied By Ordnance vehicle, or RADBO, is meant to accelerate the dangerous and time-consuming ...

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