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Big Safari Special Projects Metal Nose Art

Big Safari Special Projects Metal Nose Art by – Squadron Posters!

“Big Safari” is a United States Air Force program begun in 1952 which provides management, direction, and control of the acquisition, modification, and logistics support for special purpose weapons systems derived from existing aircraft and systems. To that end the program operates under procurement procedures that permit it in most cases to designate the contractor. The sole-source arrangement that allows the pairing of contractors to specific requirements is paramount to the program’s success. The program was reconstituted as the BIG SAFARI Systems Group on 23 Nov 2004 and activated as same on 18 Jan 2005. It was redesignated as the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group (645 ASG) on 14 Jul 2006 and is now aligned as the 645th Aeronautical Systems Group (Big Safari) under the 303d Aeronautical Systems Wing (303 ASW) of the Air Force Command, although the program itself receives some direction from National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).

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