
The U.S. Air Force plans to forego a planned sixth "on-ramp" demonstration this summer of the service's Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), due to congressional cuts to the program. "Due to budget constraints we had to pull the plug on on-ramp 6," Preston Dunlap, chief architect for Air and Space Forces, told reporters on March 17. That sixth on-ramp was to involve U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and allies, including Australia. The Air Force conducted its fourth demonstration in late February with…