The Space Prime effort could support game-changing “space transport and logistics” capabilities, says Col. Eric Felt, head of AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate.
By Theresa HitchensThe Weekly Break Out web news show
Coming in 2025! The Washington Monument is an iconic part of Washington. There’s something else monumental coming to defense in DC in 2025.
Boeing, General Atomics, and Kratos the winners for first Skyborg prototypes.
By Theresa Hitchens
The US, Russia and China all could be building things in space within 15 years, an IDA study found.
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“Advanced manufacturing, scaled across the entire Air Force and Space Force, will transform sustainment,” Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett says.
By Theresa Hitchens Lockheed Martin’s award means that all three big defense primes with deep ties to the Air Force now are in the running for Skyborg.
By Theresa Hitchens
DARPA used the collaborative to find and contract the industry competitors in the AlphaDogfight which resulted in an AI ‘pilot’ built by Heron Systems beat a top Air Force F-16 pilot in a simulated WWII-style aerial battle.
By Theresa Hitchens The drone’s mission set “could be anything from base defense to communications to sensing,” said AFLCMC’s Brig. Gen. Dale White.
By Theresa Hitchens
Advances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat
Drones, high-speed cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles attacking together from 360° creates complexity only certain radars can handle.
Boeing, General Atomics, Kratos, and Northrop Grumman won awards. Notably absent: Lockheed Martin.
By Theresa Hitchens
“In day-to-day operations, one of our four core values at Kessel Run is ‘ideas over rank,’ says Kessel Run’s Nick Setterberg.
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“I’ve been so passionate about bringing in additive manufacturing, and small batch digital manufacturing, to help on aircraft parts availability,” Air Force acquisition head Will Roper says.
By Theresa Hitchens
The RFI is one of the first industry solicitations since the Air Force announced in April 2019 an overhaul of its EW operations to counter Russian and Chinese advances, and to enable multi-domain operations.
By Theresa Hitchens
The radar upgrade is aimed at countering Russian cruise missiles.
By Theresa Hitchens
Air Force LCMC is working to ensure that far-flung depots eventually can print their own parts — with a recent first being Travis AFB’s using their brand, spanking new laser printer to print those toilet seat covers built of a new-fangled polymer from it’s own brand new printer.
By Theresa Hitchens
