U.S. Air Force Sends Out Solicitation For F-22 Successor

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A competition more than a decade in the making has entered a bidding process expected to culminate next year when the U.S. Air Force selects the first new air superiority aircraft in over 30 years with a mandate to reshape fighter technology to confront a dangerous new era for airpower. Air Force...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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