The wings of the M437 take flight after being developed in a fully connected digital ecosystem
Digital engineering and advanced manufacturing not only saves cost and increases efficiency, it fosters collaboration across the entire program lifecycle.
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Resilient space systems require autonomy, cultural shift: Space Force chief scientist
Many of the technology challenges facing the Space Force are "fundamental and architectural," requiring the service to figure out how "to get these new, rapidly evolving ideas into the system in a way that makes sense and it's not utter chaos," said Joel Mozer, director of science, technology and research.
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Challenges with technology overload will determine the future of autonomy
To stop overwhelming warfighters and enhance the effectiveness of drones and robots, give warfighters tech tools they want to use.
AFMC Plans ’23 Push For Digital Design
"Let me be really clear here, because I'm not giving you a budget number does not mean we are not doing anything," said Gen. Arnold Bunch, Air Force Materiel Command head.
B-21 Speeds To IOC; ARRW Test Slated For Next Month: Ray
The B-21 program will not undertake traditional "block upgrades" to beef up future performance, says Air Force Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray. Instead, it will incrementally add new capabilities as they become available.
OMFV: GD Emphasizes AI & Adaptability For Bradley Replacement
General Dynamics is offering the Army a design approach -- not a specific vehicle -- that rigorously examines a wide array of options. The common factors: advanced electronics, open architecture and artificial intelligence.
FVL: Key RFP Coming This Summer
Despite tightening budgets, the Army’s pushing ahead with its plan to replace the Reagan-era UH-60 Black Hawk with a high-speed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). It’ll pick between Bell’s V-280 and the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant-X next year, with the winner entering service in 2030.
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Keeping sensitive information safe in a new AI era
Why edge and endpoint security can’t be an afterthought.
Air Force Drone Plan May Rile MQ-9 Champions
"This is a new effort, as the expanded mission now goes beyond a strict MQ-9 replacement," an AFLCMC spokesperson said. "This endeavor serves to explore concepts that address capability gaps of legacy platforms against increasingly sophisticated threats in denied, contested, and highly contested environments."
BAE Starts EPAWSS Jamming Suite Production For F-15EX
The Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) will let pilots to monitor, jam and deceive threats in contested airspace.
EXCLUSIVE: Space Is At Heart Of JADC2, Says Maj. Gen. Crider
"As a new service, we have an opportunity here to really establish ourselves in a new way -- leveraging digital technologies, and leveraging digital processes and practices in a new way," says Maj. Gen. Kim Crider, Space Force acting chief technology innovation officer.
NGAD Likely To Carry AI Copilot; Next Step Certifying Them Flight Ready: Roper
The Air Force's new AI copilot could next be flown by a Skyborg drone, says AF acquisition czar Will Roper.
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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.
Air Force Plans First Digital Engineering Pitch Day
"We're learning from industry as we go," said Eileene Vidrine, Air Force chief data officer.
T-7A Red Hawk Simulator Production Starts
The Air Force has ordered 46 simulators and associated ground equipment, but can purchase up to 120 simulators under the current contract with Boeing.
NGAD Strategy Faces Hill Headwinds
"The business case is a naïve bet on out-year operating cost savings – that’s an act the Hill has seen before, and it never pays off," independent analyst Rebecca Grant says of the Digital Century Series concept.
Aerospace Cos Wary Of Digital Design Revolution
"With a flattening budget topline (at best) and many competing Air Force investment priorities, it’s not at all clear that this program will continue. We might just be left with a museum-ready prototype," Teal Group's Richard Aboulafia says.