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USAF, DOD Working on New Target Drones to Simulate 5th-Gen Threats

Sept. 7, 2023 | By Greg Hadley
The Department of Defense and the Army last month revived a dormant effort to build a target drone that can mimic cutting-edge adversary aircraft—and perhaps breathing new life into the Air Force’s own plans for a “Next Generation Aerial Target.” 
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