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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceAnalysts Call for Larger Air Force as Service Warns of Retiring Legacy Platforms
The Air Force needs to quickly develop more units of next-generation capabilities over the next two decades to address near-peer threats, and should not retire its legacy systems before enough […]
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CongressThree House Members – Including One HASC Member – to Retire in 2020
Three House lawmakers announced Sept. 4 that they will not seek reelection in 2020, including the number-two Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and a longtime NASA observer […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Boeing Moving Forward on KC-46 Remote Vision System Improvements
The Air Force and Boeing [BA] have agreed on a set of performance parameters for a new remote vision system for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft and plan to conduct […]
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Air ForceActing Air Force Secretary: Divesting Legacy Systems Crucial for New Tech Investment
The Air Force will require “bold and likely controversial changes” to its weapons portfolio to develop capabilities needed to fight on a future battlefield, the current service leader said Sept. […]
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SpaceAir Force’s Annual Schriever Wargame Launches with Focus on European AOR
The 2019 iteration of the Air Force’s annual Schriever Wargame, launching Sept. 4, will include a global scenario with a focus on the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, the […]
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InternationalSenators Call Out White House for Withholding Ukraine Assistance Funds
A bipartisan group of senators who are part of the Ukraine Caucus and on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent a letter Sept. 3 to White House officials, urging the […]
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CyberDoD’s Joint AI Center to Deliver New Common Platform Within Six Months
The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) is in the midst of standing up a new platform to facilitate AI-related efforts across the department, the center’s director said Aug. 30. […]
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SpaceOfficial U.S. Space Command HQ Location Still Under Evaluation
The official headquarters of U.S. Space Command has yet to be determined by the Air Force, even as it was officially stood up this week. New U.S. Space Command Commander […]
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PentagonU.S. Space Command Formally Revived After 17 Years
President Trump and defense officials formally launched the new and improved U.S. Space Command Aug. 29, lauding the benefits of the 11th warfighting combatant command. The re-establishment of SPACECOM, which […]
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CongressSenate Veterans Affairs Chairman to Resign Due to Health Concerns
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), the chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, saud Aug. 28 that he would resign at the end of 2019, three years before his term is […]