“[Air Force] organizations get to manage individual programs, but we don’t have someone who is in charge of the overall design of these things that have to tie together and perform functions as a whole,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. “I think we need to create something that has more of that kind of responsibility.”
By Valerie InsinnaAutonomy changes everything about combat engineering
Sending robotic vehicles into the breach saves lives by removing humans from one of the most dangerous places on the battlefield.
“The challenge is taking the data that you want to share — you got to understand it, and how you want to share it — and then write the applications that give you that data quality at the highest level, and compress timelines for those decision makers,” said Randy Walden, head of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.
By Theresa Hitchens
“If data is the new oil, then we want to mine that data, refine that data,” to make it more useful across the service, Col. Peter Chiou says.
By Brad D. Williams
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.
By Theresa Hitchens
In part four of our exclusive video interview, Preston Dunlap discusses one of toughest challenges to All Domain Operations: integrating an effective tactical edge node into the larger network.
By Colin Clark
The Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System is growing from an alternative to JSTARS to a multi-domain mega-network to connect all four services in future wars. Is this a revolution or overreach?
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Next month, the Air Force will start rapid-fire field tests of new network tech, including a long-delayed secure datalink between its two stealth fighters.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
Space Force celebrates 5th anniversary at growing Spacepower Conference
Our latest eBook offers updates on the Space Force and SPACECOM, showcasing the latest tech, and the challenges of modern space operations.
