A further illustration of the drive to accelerate defense programs is the U.S. Air Force’s decision to involve an active operational pilot in joint flights with a test pilot during the early stages of the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber’s flight-test program. Military aircraft testing traditionally follows a well-defined sequence that precedes operational deployment. Historically, this […]

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