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Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System AoA Release Delayed

Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System AoA Release Delayed
Gen. James “Mike” Holmes, the commander of Air Combat Command, engages with senior leaders from the 124th Fighter Wing during his visit to Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, March 28, 2019. The leaders, both officer and enlisted, had the opportunity to frankly ask questions to Holmes. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Joshua C. Allmaras)

The findings of an Air Force study on its advanced battle management system (ABMS) concept has been delayed for several months, a senior service official said Aug. 20. The Air Force had hoped to complete an analysis of alternatives (AoA) for ABMS by this summer and write up a report, but the schedule has been pushed back to target a late 2019 delivery, said Air Combat Command Commander Gen. Mike Holmes at a media breakfast in Washington, D.C. “We decided…

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