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Air Force Wants to Grasp International High Tech Advances to Prevent Sole Access by Adversaries

Frank Wolfe

Monday, October 26th, 2020

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Air Force Wants to Grasp International High Tech Advances to Prevent Sole Access by Adversaries

Soldier in glasses of virtual reality. The concept of the future.

The U.S. Air Force is looking for the participation of international companies in its AFWERX innovation efforts to grasp high tech advances in artificial intelligence, materials sciences, advanced manufacturing and other capabilities. On Nov. 17, the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., the U.K. Ministry of Defense, and Air Force Research Laboratory are co-sponsoring an International Space Pitch Day to hear from companies around the world on their ideas to propel military…

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