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Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett Names Red Hawk As First System to Carry “e” Designation

Frank Wolfe

Monday, September 14th, 2020

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Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett Names Red Hawk As First System to Carry “e” Designation

The Boeing and Saab "Red Hawk" trainer is to be the first U.S. Air Force system to carry the "e" prefix. (Boeing Photo)

In her kick-off address to the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space, and Cyber (vASC) conference on Sept. 14, U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett named the Boeing [BA] and Saab Red Hawk training aircraft as the first system to carry the "e" prefix designating digitally engineered systems. Digital engineering has been a stated priority for Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper, as the service seeks to save time and money through computer testing before bending metal and as the…

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