As Air Force Signals Hypersonic Doubts, Key Senators Want To Go Faster
"I'm not satisfied with the pace," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. "We're making some progress on the technology; I would like to see it be better."
Future Air, Space Force Tech Demos To Focus On INDOPACOM, SPACECOM
"Our secretary has been very clear that he wants us to move rapidly from experimentation and demonstration to fielding," says Air Force Chief Architect Preston Dunlap.
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AI is transforming pilot training and the aircraft they fly
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
HASC Makes Plan To Force DoD Use Of Commercial Space
The HASC policy bill covers everything from commercial space situational awareness to on-orbit servicing to responsive launch.
TRANSCOM Head Envisions Increased Intra-Theater Lift Demand
The Joint Warfighting Concept will "envision much smaller force elements that are inherently reliant on very rapid mobility" within a theater, says TRANSCOM head Gen. Stephen Lyons.
HAC-D Wants Space Acquisition Exec Post Filled Now
HAC-D Chair Rep. Betty McCollum and the Ranking Member Rep. Ken Calvert used today's hearing to decry DoD's failure to fundamentally overhaul space acquisition.
SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries
"Clearly, this is not what Congress intended," one former senior DoD official notes.
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Meeting modern airpower needs with faster R&D cycles for propulsion
As aircraft shrink, threats expand, and technology accelerates, aircraft engines must iterate along with the threats.
NDAA Loaded With Icebreakers, Satellite Funding For Sharper Arctic Focus
"The highways of the Arctic are paved by icebreakers," said Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan, who helped shepherd the provisions through to the final bill which sits on the president's desk, awaiting his promised veto
Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command
"There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money -- obstacles that we're going to have to overcome to do this," says SMC head Gen. 'JT' Thompson.
Fixing Space Acquisition Air Force’s ‘Harshest Fight:’ AFSec Barrett
"I'd like to say that we've got that resolved, but it's not nearly resolved," Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said of space acquisition.
Buy American Earmarks Slip In: Defense Committees Must Act
Almost ten years ago, Congress tried — after much self-flagellation — to do away with earmarks by declaring a moratorium on their use. An earmark was defined in House and Senate rules as any congressionally directed spending, tax advantage or tariff that would benefit an entity or a specific state, locality or congressional district. Members at the […]
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Navigation warfare is about the battle to assure positioning, navigation, and timing
The U.S. Army’s MAPS Gen II program of record for assured PNT provides an authoritative and reliable source of truth for combat vehicles in a highly contested battlespace.
Space Force Nears Year Mark, Acquisition Remains A Quagmire
The Space Development Agency "could easily die away without anybody missing it," said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.
Air Force Wants More Time On Space Acquisition Czar
The Air Force and OSD have agreed to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force "around the beginning of 2023," said Shawn Barnes.
HASC Passes NDAA 56-0: ‘Yet Hope Remains, While The Company Is True’
Despite COVID-19 and a veto threat from President Trump, the HASC approved the $732 billion defense bill by a unanimous vote.
More DoD Resignations: R&E Head Mike Griffin & Deputy Lisa Porter
Rumors had started flying that Griffin might be pushed out as long ago as last June.