Under the QDR approach, America's capability to replace its older transport aircraft would fall into disrepair just as the C-5 modernization effort would reach its most uncertain phase.

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"This new approach provides a better missile defense capability for our forces in Europe, for our European allies and eventually for our homeland than the program I recommended almost three years ago, " he said.

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Through an engineering-driven approach to biology, Living Foundries aims to create a rapid, reliable manufacturing capability where multiple cellular functions can be fabricated, mixed and matched on demand and the whole system controlled by integrated circuitry, opening up the full space of biologically produced materials and systems.

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