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USAF Surveying Industry on Next Generation Aerial Target

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, December 19th, 2023

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USAF Surveying Industry on Next Generation Aerial Target

Pictured is the 755th Operations Support Squadron in front of EC-130H Compass Call aircraft at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The aerial targets program office of the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) armaments directorate at Eglin AFB, Fla., wants survey responses by Jan. 10 from industry on companies' ability to build a Next Generation Aerial Target (NGAT) having the electronic signatures of potential adversary fighters, such as the Russian Su-57 and the Chinese FC-31 and stealth J-20. "Numerous and varied threats throughout the world drive the need for a Next Generation Aerial Target (NGAT) with an internally…

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