ClaimConfirmed
MAGIC/Orion continued in USAF development after 2014
Confirmed by PB2020. Congressional adds through FY2018. The ‘faded after 2014’ formulation is a correction, not a secrecy finding.
Quiet coverage in the open press is not evidence the programme ended. The budget exhibits are the record.
Sources
- USAF PB2020 PE 0305205F
Related
DocumentConfirmed1 Mar 2019
USAF PB2020 — MAGIC/Orion continued after 2014
PE 0305205F · Congressional adds FY2015–FY2018
OrganisationConfirmed1 Jul 2010 00:00 UTC
MAGIC
Medium Altitude Global ISR and Communications
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FY2013 Endurance UAV budget jumped via Congressional adds, not a hidden presidential request
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