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USAF Plans Sensor Testing for Autonomous F-16s

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 27th, 2023

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USAF Plans Sensor Testing for Autonomous F-16s

(U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Graphic)

The U.S. Air Force plans to integrate and test sensors, including advanced electronically scanned array radar, on autonomous F-16 fighters to feed the service's Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. The Air Force’s $2.3 billion fiscal 2024 request for NGAD includes $392 million associated with Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA)–figures that indicate that almost 17 percent of the NGAD fiscal 2024 request is for CCA (Defense Daily, March 14). The Air Force’s March 13 fiscal 2024 budget overview lists a request…

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