EXCLUSIVE: USAF Acting Undersecretary Jones on Sentinel, Wedgetail and Australia
In likely her last interview in the job, Kristyn Jones reveals a few lessons-learned from the embattled Sentinel ICBM development program.
Senate confirms Melissa Dalton as next Air Force Under Secretary
Dalton will take over from Kristyn Jones, who has been performing the duties of the role since March 2023.
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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.
Senate Republicans grill Air Force under secretary nominee on border, Chinese spy balloon
“Between now and the time that a vote is held on your nomination, I think you've got some work to do to regain the confidence of a lot of the members on this committee,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D.
No Light Attack Planes Any Time Soon: Air Force Undersecretary
AFA: The Air Force won’t issue a Request For Information on possible Light Attack aircraft, originally scheduled to come out December, in favor of doing a lot more experiments, Air Force Undersecretary Matt Donovan told reporters this morning. The service has been dithering for over a decade about whether to buy propeller-driven aircraft for affordable close […]
Artificial Intel, Buying Software And Old Planes: Farnborough Air Show
Will this result in more operations like the Kessel Run Experimentation Lab in Boston, where coders join airmen to build useful software? Perhaps it will mean the service will hire civilian coders or train airmen to write code.
Top Air Force Acquisition Official Pushed Out Over Link To Northrop
WASHINGTON: The top Air Force acquisition civilian, Richard Lombardi, has been “removed” from office for failing to disclose his wife’s financial links to Northrop Grumman, winner of the Long Range Strike Bomber contract. Lombardi’s wife had a Northrop Grumman retirement account. He came forward and told the Air Force he had failed to mention this in his annual disclosure form. […]
Modern Tech in Indo-Pacific Operations
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