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Air Force

Affordable Thrust, Lift Key Technologies Air Force Should Pursue, Official Says

Pat Host

Thursday, December 19th, 2013

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Affordable Thrust, Lift Key Technologies Air Force Should Pursue, Official Says

B-2 Spirit bomber prepares for refueling. Air Force photo.

The Air Force should pursue innovation in strategic technologies like affordable thrust and lift as part of its long-term goals, according to a key official. Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) Director Maj. Gen. Steven Kwast said new ideas in these technologies are critical to future warfighting capabilities. “Anything we can do that helps us with the underpinning technologies that allows us to space is going to be key,” Kwast told Defense Daily Thursday following a presentation at the Air…

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