Air Force Unveils New 'E-Series' Designation for Advanced Aircraft and Weapons
The U.S. Air Force will designate any aircraft, weapon or satellite manufactured using digital engineering with an "e-" prefix in an effort to showcase how innovative processes are part of design and development of the future arsenal, the service's top civilian announced Monday.
"To inspire companies to embrace the possibilities presented by digital engineering, today the Department of the Air Force is announcing a new weapons system designator--the 'e' series," Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said during the 2020 virtual Air, Space and Cyber conference, hosted by the Air Force Association.
"For 73 years, the entire history of the Air Force, X-planes have represented technological innovation," she said, highlighting the experimental aircraft and rockets in the late 1940s that led to the first iteration of supersonic flight. "Today, the e-plane and e-sat will join them in making history and ensuring Airmen and space professionals have modern tools to protect our nation."
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