Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, shakes the hand of Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, to celebrate the delivery of BETA's ALIA electric aircraft for testing at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 26, 2023. AFWERX first partnered with BETA, an electric aerospace company, in December 2019 and has since awarded them several contracts. Located 10 miles north of Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field was strategically selected as the test field for ALIA. The field is home to the Air Force’s rotary wing test squadron, the 413th Flight Test Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)
Date Taken: | 10.26.2023 |
Date Posted: | 10.26.2023 17:55 |
Photo ID: | 8091489 |
VIRIN: | 231026-F-IX606-1001 |
Resolution: | 5400x3795 |
Size: | 6.2 MB |
Location: | DUKE FIELD, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 83 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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