The Air Force's aerospace test-ing establishment, long considered the world's most extensive and technically capable, is in the throes of a developing crisis. Years of budget austerity have made it impossible for the service to fully mod-ernize its old and out-of-date facilities. The Air Force has been unable to create the kind of testing centers that it should have to get the most out of systems such as the new F-22 fighter and advanced concepts such as hypersonic propulsion and network-centric warfare.
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