CCA Update: What Are the Next Steps?
With the first increment CCA production contract now awarded, it is useful to review where the program stands.
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No matter the mission, from air superiority and long range strike to air mobility and command and control, a broad range of missions executed in the air provide vital options at the strategic, operational, and tactical realms.
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