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Air Force Puts Focus on Next-Generation Air Dominance, Establishes New PEO

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, October 3rd, 2019

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Air Force Puts Focus on Next-Generation Air Dominance, Establishes New PEO

The F-35A flies its aerial demonstration debut at the 2017 Paris Air Show. (Photo: Ethan Stokes/Lockheed Martin)

The Air Force has officially stood up a new program executive office dedicated to advanced aircraft that will help the service realize its goal of fielding a new fighter aircraft in five years and hone emerging critical technologies. PEO Advanced Aircraft was stood up Oct. 2 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, according to a Wednesday service release. Will Roper, the service’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, told reporters that plans were in place to set up an…

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