Istari unveils Lockheed partnership in hopes of digitally certifying aircraft

Istari unveils Lockheed partnership in hopes of digitally certifying aircraft
Istari unveils Lockheed partnership in hopes of digitally certifying aircraft

“Showing up with the right product too late is a losing strategy,” said Istari CEO Will Roper. “When I look at the world of technology that’s so inspiring to me, they live by the gospel of speed.”

Under DIU ‘3.0,’ innovation hub looks to take on more embedded role throughout DoD

Under DIU ‘3.0,’ innovation hub looks to take on more embedded role throughout DoD
Under DIU ‘3.0,’ innovation hub looks to take on more embedded role throughout DoD

The Defense Innovation Unit is undergoing a “pretty significant shift,” Doug Beck, a former vice president at Apple and captain in the Navy Reserve who took over DIU in April, told Breaking Defense.

Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One

Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One
Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One

“Formula One is amazingly complex from an aerodynamic perspective. And in my opinion, it’s more complex than what we do in aviation,” said Will Roper, the Air Force’s former acquisition chief.

Defense Innovation Board to tackle Pentagon’s investment strategy, inform S&T design

Defense Innovation Board to tackle Pentagon’s investment strategy, inform S&T design
Defense Innovation Board to tackle Pentagon’s investment strategy, inform S&T design

“One of the things that was already useful … was an understanding that in order to get private capital deployed, you need clarity and some understanding about what the DoD will look like as a customer,” said board member and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.

Air Force ABMS Refocus: Capabilities And Kit, Not Experiments

Air Force ABMS Refocus: Capabilities And Kit, Not Experiments
Air Force ABMS Refocus: Capabilities And Kit, Not Experiments

ABMS “has not been adequately focused on achieving and building specific, measurable improvements and operational outcomes,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution

Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution
Air Force ‘Not There Yet’ On Key Hurdle For Digital Revolution

Darlene Costello, acting Air Force acquisition head, has issued a guidance document, called the Digital Building Code, for implementing the service’s ambitious digital revolution.

ABMS Grows Up: Air Force Shifts Focus To Delivering Kit

ABMS Grows Up: Air Force Shifts Focus To Delivering Kit
ABMS Grows Up: Air Force Shifts Focus To Delivering Kit

A new pod-based comms system for the KC-46, enabling it to serve as a ‘translator’ for the incompatible radio systems of the F-22 and F-35, will be fielded in the last quarter of fiscal 2022.

Aerospace Industrial Base Can’t Handle The Future: Mitchell Institute

Aerospace Industrial Base Can’t Handle The Future: Mitchell Institute
Aerospace Industrial Base Can’t Handle The Future: Mitchell Institute

The F-35 aside, the report recommends that the Air Force “resist future participation in any joint aircraft procurement or development programs.”

Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions

Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions
Space Force Digital Vision Focuses On Speedy Decisions

Gen. Jay Raymond, Space Force chief, stressed that the new digital vision applies not just to service acquisition, but to everything the newest military service does, with a bottom-line goal of speeding decision-making.

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Early Risk Reduction For The Bomber Of The Future

Early Risk Reduction For The Bomber Of The Future
Early Risk Reduction For The Bomber Of The Future

With two B-21 test articles in production in Palmdale, Northrop Grumman will soon be flying a digital marvel of the 21st Century.

AMC Eyes Self-Defense For Cargo, Tanker Planes

AMC Eyes Self-Defense For Cargo, Tanker Planes
AMC Eyes Self-Defense For Cargo, Tanker Planes

“We have hardpoints on the C-17; We have hardpoints on the KC-46. It’s not a hard stretch to think that we could put one or two missiles on there for self defense,” says AMC head Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost.

Some ‘Quick Wins,’ But Air Force Struggles With AI

Some ‘Quick Wins,’ But Air Force Struggles With AI
Some ‘Quick Wins,’ But Air Force Struggles With AI

“We need to move away from these single point demos to true scalability,” Jean-Charles Ledé, AFRL’s advisor on autonomy tech, says.

Air Force Working To Minimize Damage From ABMS Budget Cut

Air Force Working To Minimize Damage From ABMS Budget Cut
Air Force Working To Minimize Damage From ABMS Budget Cut

“We’re doing everything in our power to keep efforts going, because we believe … it’s the right way to help design our future force,”acting Air Force acquisition head Darlene Costello says.

AF, Navy May Both Fly DARPA Missile Mothership

AF, Navy May Both Fly DARPA Missile Mothership
AF, Navy May Both Fly DARPA Missile Mothership

One of three current contenders for the LongShot program will be chosen to go into flight test, “based on the currently allocated budget,” a DARPA spokesperson told Breaking D.