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231026-F-IX606-1001

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, shakes the hand of Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, to celebrate the delivery of BETA's ALIA electric aircraft for testing at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 26, 2023. AFWERX first partnered with BETA, an electric aerospace company, in December 2019 and has since awarded them several contracts. Located 10 miles north of Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field was strategically selected as the test field for ALIA. The field is home to the Air Force’s rotary wing test squadron, the 413th Flight Test Squadron.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)

PHOTO BY: Jennifer Bryant
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100

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231026-F-IX606-1001

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, shakes the hand of Kyle Clark, founder and CEO of BETA Technologies, to celebrate the delivery of BETA's ALIA electric aircraft for testing at Duke Field, Florida, Oct. 26, 2023. AFWERX first partnered with BETA, an electric aerospace company, in December 2019 and has since awarded them several contracts. Located 10 miles north of Eglin Air Force Base, Duke Field was strategically selected as the test field for ALIA. The field is home to the Air Force’s rotary wing test squadron, the 413th Flight Test Squadron.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Jennifer Bryant)

PHOTO BY: Jennifer Bryant
VIRIN: 231026-F-IX606-1001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 4.65 MB
Additional Details

CAMERA

ILCE-7M3

LENS

FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS

APERTURE

45/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/800

ISO

100

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

Read More

This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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