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USAF Scientific Advisory Board Studying Future AMTI and GMTI

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 16th, 2023

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USAF Scientific Advisory Board Studying Future AMTI and GMTI

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman delivers a keynote speech during the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., on March 7. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is conducting a study of future air moving target indication (AMTI) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) against high technology adversaries, such as China and Russia. The study is meant to provide independent analysis and counsel to Air Force leaders of future AMTI and GMTI. David Whelan chairs the panel on the MTI study, and Ryan Hersey is the vice chair. Whelan, a professor of engineering at the Universtiy of California at…

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