The Pentagon’s new artificial intelligence center has delivered its first product, a predictive maintenance tool for UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the department’s chief information officer (CIO) said Tuesday. DoD CIO Dana Deasy told attendees at a General Dynamics [GD] Information Technology ...

The Defense Department has ended its role in the search-and-rescue efforts following the disappearance of a Japanese F-35A Joint Strike Fighter last week, but continues to work with its Japanese counterparts to assist as needed, officials said this week. Acting Pentagon Spokesman Charles Summers ...

The Air Force is funding the construction of new wind tunnels for hypersonic testing, with new sites in development at two Indiana universities and an additional tunnel being built at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee April 2 ...

The leader of Air Force Global Strike Command expects the cost of the service’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to increase in the short term, he said April 17. However, Gen. Timothy Ray is not concerned about the impact to the ongoing Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, ...

The Air Force wants to stand up a new civilian chief technology officer position whose role would be to oversee science and technology S&T efforts across the service, and have direct responsibility over the Air Force Research Laboratory (ARFL), according to a new report released April 17. The ...

The Air Force on Monday released a request for information seeking new airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities that can fill in service technology shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. The RFI released via FedBizOpps says most efforts would serve to meet capability gaps ...