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AFRL Bandit Adversary Air Program Ground Tests New Propulsion System by Blue Force Technologies

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, January 25th, 2023

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AFRL Bandit Adversary Air Program Ground Tests New Propulsion System by Blue Force Technologies

Blue Force Technologies' Fury drone conducts a ground engine test (Photo: Blue Force Technologies)

North Carolina's Blue Force Technologies said on Jan. 25 that it has ground tested a "novel carbon fiber composite propulsion flowpath system" for the small business' Fury unmanned fighter under AFRL's Bandit program, which seeks to develop fifth-generation drones to serve as adversary air trainers for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. Last March, AFRL awarded Blue Force Technologies an up to $9 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initial contract for Fury design maturation/engine ground testing. The…

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