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ASTRA – The Next Generation Royal Air Force
As the World ’ s first independent Air Force we have continually pushed at the boundaries of technology and human endeavour . To overcome the challenges of the future , we will need to continue to adapt and change ; focusing on our people , succeeding on operations and building our Next Generation Royal Air Force in collaboration with Industry and the Nation .
ASTRA is the name we ’ ve chosen for the Royal Air Force ’ s journey towards this goal . It represents the next phase – one that will see us evolve into a Next Generation Air Force that we can all be exceptionally proud of .
ASTRA – Our path to the future
Defining the nature and character of future air and space power
Harnessing the immense thinking capacity of the Whole Force under Project ASTRA
Information and digital technology will be at the heart of the Next Generation Royal Air Force
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