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VIDEO: 4 Principles of Agile JADC2 Development

Feb. 8, 2021

Video: Air Force Magazine on YouTube

Innovation has always been a hallmark of the U.S. Air Force. But with the accelerating pace of technology development, the service needs a new approach to modern design to make the latest technologies profoundly more accessible.

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