Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Leaders Witness Manned Electric Flight Demonstration By LIFT Aircraft’s HEXA
Leadership from the U.S. Air Force observed a manned demonstration of an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft last week near Austin, Texas. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyIntegrating Data Across Classification Levels A Challenge For AI
Integrating data across classification levels is the biggest challenge for the effective employment of artificial intelligence (AI) for U.S. military forces in the field, according to a new paper for […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards BAE Systems $495 Million Range Support Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a $495 million contract with a ceiling value of $945 million over seven years under the Instrumentation Range Support Program (IRSP) to […]
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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 […]