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USAF Looking for “Revolutionary” Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

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USAF Looking for “Revolutionary” Concepts for Next Generation Refueler-Airlift Teaming

On Aug. 16, the Department of the Air Force chose a JetZero team as the builder of the Blended Wing Body prototype aircraft (U.S. Air Force Graphic)

As the U.S. Air Force develops systems to operate from austere locations and counter adversary attempts to disrupt U.S. military supply chains, the service is seeking "revolutionary" ideas on the future teaming of the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS) and the Next Generation Airlift (NGAL) platform. "The Joint Force must be able to effectively deploy, conduct, and sustain operations against peer competitors in contested environments," according to an Oct. 25 Air Force Life Cycle Management Center business notice on…

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