Air Force
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SpaceReport Advises Ramp Up Of Space Traffic Management Efforts
A report this month by a panel of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) advises the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Space Commerce (OSC) in the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Space Force Prepares To Receive Army, Navy Space Programs
U.S. Space Force officials are meeting with their counterparts in the Army and Navy to work out final details on transferring Army and Navy space capabilities to the new service. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHeron Systems Wins Crown in DARPA AlphaDogfight Trials
Heron Systems Inc. took first place in the third and final competition in DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials (ADT) on Aug 20 between artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled F-16 simulators and U.S. Air Force, […]
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SpaceULA Prepares Delta IV Heavy Rocket for Launch with NRO Payload on Aug. 26
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) of Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] is preparing a Delta IV Heavy rocket with a classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload, NROL-44, for launch […]
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Air ForceGBSD Won’t Have Hypersonic Variant, But It Possibly Could One Day, Air Force General Says
Nobody is planning to put a hypersonic glide vehicle on the next silo-based, intercontinental ballistic missile, but that doesn’t mean it could never happen, according to careful statements Wednesday by […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Research Laboratory Investigating Quantum Technologies for Enhanced Sensing and Positioning Accuracy
Advances in sensing and positioning accuracy via quantum computing are expected in the next decade to aid U.S. Air Force and other military services, but secure communications through quantum networks […]
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Unmanned SystemsArtificial Intelligence-Enabled F-16 Simulators to Conduct Final AlphaDogfight Trials Against Pilots This Week
The third and final competition in DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials between artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled F-16 simulators and U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps pilots is to take place virtually this […]
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COVID-19Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office Moves to Reduce COVID-19 Supply Chain Impact
The U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) has taken action to reduce the supply chain impact of COVID-19, including using workers at Wichita-based SpiritAerosystems, Inc. [SPR] who had been […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Planning to Integrate Project Maven Into ABMS Exercise Next Month
The U.S. Air Force is planning to integrate Project Maven into a test of the service’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) next month. The Air Force has requested $3.3 billion […]
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Air ForceRoper: ‘Digital Engineering the Successor to Stealth,’ as Air Force Acquisition Office Completes NGAD Acquisition Plan
The U.S. Air Force acquisition office finished its acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program last week, and the service is trying to build support for the program […]