Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks Statement on Blended-Wing-Body Aircraft Prototype

Aug. 17, 2023

Attributable to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks:

Yesterday the Department of Defense awarded a contract to JetZero for the next phase of a blended-wing body aircraft prototype.

The contract is the result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Air Force and the Defense Innovation Unit, with assistance from DoD's Office of Strategic Capital, and represents an important milestone in the development of a potentially transformational technology.

For the military, projected BWB fuel savings of 30% over traditional aircraft would help mitigate logistics risks and enable critical capabilities such as increased range, loiter time, and offload capabilities. A successful BWB would be good news for the Department, our warfighters, the U.S. aerospace industry and the American taxpayer.

We look forward to seeing the prototype as early as 2027.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3496004/deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-statement-on-blended-wing-body-aircr/

DOD Unveils Collaborative Biodefense Reforms in Posture Review

Aug. 17, 2023

Today, DOD released the Biodefense Posture Review, outlining reforms aimed to posture the department to fight and win in the face of future biothreats.

"The Biodefense Posture Review was a whole of DOD effort," said Sasha Baker, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. "The biodefense enterprise came together during COVID-19 response efforts, and building on that collaboration, developed guidance to achieve National Defense Strategy priorities and address biological threats, especially those with strategic consequences for the U.S. military."

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3495836/dod-unveils-collaborative-biodefense-reforms-in-posture-review/

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DOD Biodefense Posture Review

https://media.defense.gov/2023/Aug/17/2003282337/-1/-1/1/2023_BIODEFENSE_POSTURE_REVIEW.PDF

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