Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLevel of Allowed Autonomy Key Question for U.S. Air Force on Skyborg, Other Drones
U.S. Air Force development of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and the Skyborg low-cost attritable demonstrator hold significant promise, yet a key question will be the level of artificial intelligence […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Receives Contract for Command and Control Switching Systems
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 17 awarded Raytheon [RTX] a sole source contract worth up to $611.5 million for digital command and control switching systems (CCSS) for military command […]
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SpaceChief of Space Operations Wants All Launches to Be Autonomous by 2025
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said on Dec. 17 that he wants the U.S. Space Force to move to all autonomous launch operations by 2025. “If you […]
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Air ForceAir Force Testing THOR Base Defense System in Africa, Chief Scientist Says
The U.S. Air Force is conducting operational testing in Africa of the Tactical High-Power Microwave Operational Responder (THOR) electromagnetic weapon to protect air bases by disabling drones or swarms of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArtificial Intelligence Used as Co-Pilot for U.S. Air Force U-2
In what the U.S. Air Force said was the first time artificial intelligence (AI) has commanded a military system, an AI algorithm helped to steer the radar of a Lockheed […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin ARRW Hypersonic Flight Demonstration Planned This Month
The U.S. Air Force plans to hold a flight demonstration of the AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) by Lockheed Martin [LMT] this month. “We’re hoping that our flight demonstrator […]
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SpaceBiden Transition Team Speaks with Gen. Raymond of U.S. Space Force
President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has spoken with Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, as the incoming Biden administration faces important questions about a future path for military […]
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Air ForceTankers to Play Significant Role in ABMS Operational Fielding
U.S. Air Force refueling tankers are to play a signficant role in the service’s fielding of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS). “We have already selected ABMS Release 1, which […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Continues Development of Open Mission Systems Computer for U-2
Last month, Lockheed Martin [LMT] demonstrated distributed processing using Kubernetes aboard the U.S. Air Force U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, as the company continues to develop a U-2 Open Mission Systems (OMS) […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Picks New Manager for Space Enterprise Consortium
The U.S. Air Force has picked the Virginia-based National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) non-profit to run the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC)–intended to be an incubator for military space innovations. South […]