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Shift will drive combat aircraft advances and change business model.
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The biggest new U.S. Air Force innovation of this decade may not be a new stealth fighter but rather the ability to upgrade platforms on the fly with new software.

Join us as we discuss how the service is moving toward its goal, what that will mean for the platforms, how the software will be used and how the changes are likely to impact the industrial base.
 
Steve Trimble

U.S. Air Force thinks a software development shift will drive combat aircraft advances and change the defense industry business model.
 
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