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Air Force

Air Force, Boeing, Demonstrate Technology For Automated Refueling of Unmanned Aircraft

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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

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The Air Force and a Boeing [BA]-led industry team have demonstrated in-flight the ability of unmanned aircraft to rendezvous autonomously with tanker aircraft so that they could be refueled in flight, the Chicago-based company said recently. The flight test occurred under phase one of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)-sponsored Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program. This initiative seeks to develop and demonstrate the technologies that will enable unmanned aircraft systems to approach and maneuver around tanker aircraft safely so they…

Missile Defense

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Space

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Congress

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Congress

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