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.”

Air Force Launches SpaceWERX Innovation Hub

Air Force Launches SpaceWERX Innovation Hub
Air Force Launches SpaceWERX Innovation Hub

“We will begin designing future ‘Prime’ programs focused on space, autonomy, energy, gaming, supersonics and microelectronics,” Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said.

Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act

Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act
Space AQ Council Eyes Helping Space Startups Crack CARES Act

“In space, particularly, we’ve got to have a model that is very different than the one we used the last century,” Roper summed up. “We’re going to need to evaluate companies that have the potential to commercialize successfully as a delineator of who we partner with.”

Roper Sees Air Force ‘Flying Cars’ In Production By 2023

Roper Sees Air Force ‘Flying Cars’ In Production By 2023
Roper Sees Air Force ‘Flying Cars’ In Production By 2023

“We are going to accelerate this market for domestic use in a way that also helps our military,” Roper stressed. “The Air Force is all in.”

COVID-19: Roper Stands Up Task Force To Assist Industrial Base

COVID-19: Roper Stands Up Task Force To Assist Industrial Base
COVID-19: Roper Stands Up Task Force To Assist Industrial Base

“I have mobilized the Department of the Air Force into a wartime acquisition posture,” said Roper. “We are at war with this virus.”

AFVentures Debuts With $550 Million In Startup Awards

AFVentures Debuts With $550 Million In Startup Awards
AFVentures Debuts With $550 Million In Startup Awards

The real challenge for small, innovative companies, says Anduril’s Chris Brose said, is “the scaling challenge, and the bridge across the valley of death.”