Space Force May Not Fix Space Acquisition Mess
Military space programs have to navigate a maze of 60 agencies. Creating a Space Force may not make things simpler.
Roper Warns Boeing On Tankers After Walking KC-46 Line
The Air Force is once again accepting deliveries of the troubled tankers -- but the service's acquisition chief warned Boeing must get its act in order ASAP.
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Next-generation C2 won’t be next-gen without the network transport
The network transport architecture for NGC2 could be a hybrid approach that combines high assurance communications with 5G, WiFi, and multi-orbit satellites.
Space Development Agency Opens; To Tackle Hypersonics From LEO
As the Pentagon rushes to implement defenses against advanced hypersonic weapons, it's battling the old way of doing acquisition and requirements.
Tackling Hypersonic Threats: Offense Or Missile Defense?
Offensive missiles are much cheaper than missile defenses. So is the best defense a good offense?
Air Force Secretary Wilson Heading to University of Texas
Insiders were blindsided by her departure. So who fills her seat in the Pentagon?
US ‘Loyal Wingman’ Takes Flight: AFRL & Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie
A single F-35 could have a flock of "loyal wingman" drones to carry weapons, jam radars, and if need be take a hit and die to save their human commander.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Air Force Tries To Fix F-35’s ALIS — From A Big, Broken Box To the Cloud
How bad is the F-35's computerized maintenance system, ALIS? So bad the plane may be better off without it.
Roper Halts Deliveries of KC-46s; Will Visit Boeing Plant
The Air Force has refused to accept delivery of any more KC-46 tankers until Boeing fixes major problems -- at the company's expense.
DCMA Orders Safety Halt To KC-46 Deliveries; Roper Promises Close Scrutiny
AFA ORLANDO: Two KC-46 tankers due to be delivered to the Air Force were grounded after government inspectors found tools and other debris left behind on the planes at Boeing’s plant in Seattle. The Defense Contract Management Agency and the Air Force required Boeing to make 13 changes to procedures to ensure the FOD will […]
SecAF Questions Space Development Agency; Air Force Didn’t Want Boeing F-15X
We've already got SMC and the NRO. What the heck will a Space Development Agency do that's different, and why.
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GPS: Still the gold standard in global navigation
The GPS network continues to prove its unmatched reliability, and it’s only getting stronger.
Joint Demos Try To Better Coordinate Ground Control & Satellites
CAPITOL HILL: The Air Force and other services, after decades during which America often built a highly capable military satellite but didn’t have the ground equipment to use it, are trying to claw back years and dollars of often wasted effort by holding joint experiments to test satellites and ground equipment at the same time. […]
Space Command More Important Than Space Force: CSAF Goldfein; Trump Signs SPD-4
WASHINGTON: The first concrete step to creating an independent force of trained and equipped space warriors occurred today — but that’s not the most important step on space the nation should take, the Air Force Chief of Staff said today. Setting up Space Command, so the US can more effectively fight any war that involves space assets, […]
Whither Nuclear Command, Control & Communications?
Most of the system that allows the president to launch nuclear weapons and to know what the enemy is doing with theirs is ancient. No one yet agrees what it must replaced with. And no one knows how much it will cost, although late last month the Congressional Budget Office issued an estimate of $77 billion.
Artificial Intelligence: Are We Losing The Race?
"I think Russia and China are in a better position than we are at the moment on Artificial Intelligence," Sen. Sen. James Inhofe said. I asked if he would press hard for more money. Answer: "To me, there are other things that need to be done first."