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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 11, 2019, 11:39:46 am
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Air Force "Digital" Weapons Technique Fast-Tracks New ICBMs to War
By Kris Osborn - Warrior Maven
The Air Force is building a new generation of nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) using cutting edge "digital engineering" methods intended to fast-track development of the new weapons system and fire off initial prototypes as soon as next year.
Digital engineering, using advanced computer programming, design work and engineering software enables Air Force developers to analyze a wide range of realistic weapons designs without having to build them all. Naturally, this streamlines weapons development and potentially circumvents some lengthy or more cumbersome elements of the traditional acquisition process - to bring powerful new high tech weapons to the force on a faster timeframe.
https://defensemaven.io/warriormaven/future-weapons/air-force-digital-weapons-technique-fast-tracks-new-icbms-to-war-u-5UFLSW0k2Bq77iNk63-A/