Breakout
A technique to
direct aircraft out of the approach stream. In the context of close
parallel operations, a breakout is used to direct threatened
aircraft away from a deviating aircraft.
Aero-Linx: 20th Space Control
Squadron
The 20th Space Control Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.,
tracks more than 16,000 near-Earth and deep-space objects. The
squadron is a geographically separated unit of the 21st Space Wing,
Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.
"Demonstrating the refueling of one UAV by another is a
historic milestone... It adds aerial refueling to the list of
capabilities that can be accomplished autonomously by Global Hawks;
it opens the door to greatly expanded operational utility for UAVs;
and, as a side benefit, it promises to increase the safety and
reliability of aerial refueling between manned aircraft by reducing
pilot workload."
Source: Carl Johnson, vice president,
Advanced Concepts for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems.
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