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October 29, 2015

Airborne 10.29.15: LRS Bomber, World View Test, Redbird Update

Also: Republic Airways Pilots, IMC Clubs, GAMA Expands, Perfect Cub, Airdropped Beavers, NBAA In Task Force, Remote Tower Demo
 
Deborah James, the Secretary of the Air Force, announced earlier this week that Northrop Grumman has won the contract to build a new Long Range Strike Bomber. The plane is expected to achieve Initial Operational Capability in 2025, according to the Pentagon. The Air Force will eventually acquire 100 of the bombers at a cost of at least $55 billion. World View, a commercial spaceflight company that will use a balloon rather than a rocket to take tourists to the edge of space has successfully completed a major milestone test flight, keeping the company on track to meet its 2017 goal for private flights with passengers to the edge o



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