Roper: ABMS overlapping with NGAD and Skyborg, major budget growth in FY-21

By Sara Sirota / September 17, 2019 at 4:24 PM
The Advanced Battle Management System will be a major player in the Air Force's plans for air superiority and manned-unmanned teaming, by providing the networking backbone for the service's platforms and likely gaining a large influx of funding in the fiscal year 2021 budget proposal. Will Roper, the service's acquisition executive, told reporters at the Air Force Association's annual conference that the original visions for Next-Generation Air Dominance and the Skyborg autonomous drone research effort in the Pentagon's Strategic Capabilities...

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