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Air Force

Boeing Finishing Up Critical FAB-T Program

Thursday, August 22nd, 2013

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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--Boeing [BA] is finishing up a critical program in its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) testing and is also preparing for another important test in the next month, according to a key company executive. Boeing Vice President of C3 Solutions and FAB-T Program Manager Paul Geery told reporters Monday the company was close to completing its system design and development (SDD) phase after finishing what Boeing calls the system functional qualification testing two weeks ago. Geery…

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