Air Force
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SpaceSPACECOM Does Not Provide Blanket Protection for Commercial Satellites, If Attacked
The 133 commercial space companies that provide systems for U.S. military use do not have automatic protection for those systems from U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), the head of SPACECOM said […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Examining Greater Use of Live Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) is examining how to pursue more live exercises. While the other military services have had their own dedicated, live test […]
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CongressCentral DoD Data Repository Critical for Pentagon AI Applications, AI Company Founder Says
Pentagon data centralization is crucial to the future of military artificial intelligence (AI) applications, an AI entrepreneur told a congressional hearing on July 18th. “AI systems are only as good […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests End of Funding for New Computer for A-10 and Other Development Efforts
The U.S. Air Force is ending development efforts for the A-10, as the service wants to decommission the service’s more than 200 close air support jets by 2028. Such development […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNuke Spending Will Top $75 Billion Per Year Over Next Decade, Mostly To Modernize Triad
Over the next decade, the U.S. will spend an estimated $756 billion on modernizing and maintaining its current and future nuclear forces, or about $75 billion per year, a new […]
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SpaceSASC Wants Report from Department of the Air Force on Fielding Date for ATLAS
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants a report from Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on the fielding timeline for the U.S. Space Force’s Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants to Add Launch Provider by Late Next Year
While U.S. Space Force thus far has split National Security Space Launch (NSSL) between SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, the service plans to have one more provider by the end […]
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Air ForceHASC Bill Would Authorize DoD/USAF AI Tanker Pilot Program
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill would authorize a DoD/U.S. Air Force pilot program for tankers that use artificial intelligence (AI). Under Section 345 of […]
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Intelligence CommunityHawkEye 360 Says $58 Million Raised to Advance RF Sensing and Processing Innovation
HawkEye 360 Inc. said on July 13 that it has raised $58 million in a Series D-1 round of funding from venture capital and private equity firms, including BlackRock [BLK], […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyClassified AI Briefing to Senators A ‘Candid, Wake Up Call,’ Schumer Says
Pentagon, intelligence, and White House officials’ classified, artificial intelligence (AI) briefing to about 70 senators on July 11th was a “candid, wake up call,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) […]
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