The Air Force released a June 3 request for information to begin searching for next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles that could eventually replace the MQ-9 Reaper drone. The notice, first reported by Aviation Week, states that the service is conducting market research for future UAS with ...

The Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) has named its chief technology officer (CTO) as its acting director following the retirement of the organization’s first leader later this summer. Nand Mulchandani, a former Silicon Valley executive, officially took over for Air Force ...

Georgia’s two senators have written a letter to Air Force leadership expressing concern over a delayed report on certain aspects of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) program. The fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) included a provision requiring the Air Force to ...

Air Force leaders working to support the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in the U.S. acknowledge that this new segment of aerospace will require a robust supply chain to rapidly develop prototypes and achieve expected production rates. Officials from Agility ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday announced its latest round of 5G pilot programs that will be based at seven installations and range from wireless connectivity demonstrations to security experiments, with plans to release solicitations to industry this summer. Dr. Joseph Evans, the department’s lead for ...

The reason why the Air Force decided to cancel an entire aircraft recapitalization program for a new effort to connect new existing sensors and shooters across the U.S. military is becoming clear, as the first round of industry contracts related to the Advanced Battle Management System include new ...