Aerospace technology of the highest order was on display at AFA's annual showcase

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T'echnology demonstrators, products aimed tightly at upcoming Air Force competitions, and eye-grabbing displays filled the hall at AFA's 2013 Technology Exposition. 111 Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III toured the exhibit hall after a speech in which he urged contractors to help USAF find affordable solutions to its most pressing problems. 121 Boeing presented a life-size display of an extended-range Small Diameter Bomb. The ability to carry more weapons on fewer airplanes could be a force multiplier. 131 and 141 Siemens and Northrop Grumman showed off specialty motorcycles built by Orange County Choppers. The white ride is an electric bike illustrating Siemens' "green" capabilities, while the gray machine commemorates the 20th anniversary of the B-2 bomber's first flight.