Defense analysts point to a redacted 2022 solicitation from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The solicitation mentioned "TEX-423-A mode switching" in relation to autonomous wingman drones. The project was quietly shuttered last April, but not before six test flights logged telemetry under that code.
Officially, no agency has claimed ownership of the designation. Unofficially, a leaked memorandum from the Joint Material Group (JMG) suggests that TEX-423-A is either a new material standard, a cancelled munitions project, or a precursor compound—depending on which page you read. tex-423-a
Among the most critical of these protocols in the state of Texas is , formally titled "Test Procedure for Evaluating the Performance of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) Using the Hamburg Wheel-Test." Defense analysts point to a redacted 2022 solicitation