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July 21, 2022 | International, Aerospace

Boom Supersonic and Northrop Grumman team up to build superfast US military aircraft

Boom Supersonic and Northrop Grumman plan to deliver variants of Boom's Overture aircraft for military and emergency response missions.

https://www.space.com/boom-supersonic-northrop-grumman-superfast-military-plane

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    November 19, 2020 | International, Aerospace, Naval, Land, C4ISR, Security

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