USAF seeking prototype Small Footprint Precision Approach and Landing Capability system

The U.S. Air Force is looking for a prototype precision approach and landing system that can fit inside a C-130 and works in GPS-denied environment.

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Official welcome ceremony for 158 FW’s F-35A

Air Force Col. David Smith, commander of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, Air Force Lt. Gen. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Greg Ulmer, vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Patrick Leahy, senator for Vermont, Phil Scott, governor of Vermont and Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Knight, adjutant general of Vermont, attend a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II to the wing, South Burlington Air National Guard Base, Vt., Oct. 19, 2019. The 158th FW is the first Air National Guard unit to receive the Air Force’s most recent fifth generation aircraft, having received two in September out of a total of 20 that will arrive over the following several months. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

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