Air Mobility Command tries AI to speed up airlift planning

Air Mobility Command tries AI to speed up airlift planning
Air Mobility Command tries AI to speed up airlift planning

Complex logistical calculations can take hours or days. With Air Mobility Command’s new ARTIV software, “the run to get all of that data takes between five and 10 minutes,” according to retired Gen. Paul Selva, whose company makes the tech.

Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad

Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad
Rocket Cargo is go! Air Force’s experimental resupply program moves closer to the launch pad

The investment in transitioning Rocket Cargo “is focused on utilizing vehicles that traverse from or through space to transport DoD materiel anywhere around the world within tactically responsive timelines,” the Space Force’s FY25 budget request says.

‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific

‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific
‘Largest conundrum of them all’: Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific

While the Pentagon is still figuring out how to effectively ferry supplies across the Indo-Pacific theater, a top TRANSCOM official warned that the command may not have all the tools it needs to accurately track supplies in transit.

TRANSCOM looking for more tankers to move fuel in shallower water between Pacific island chains

TRANSCOM looking for more tankers to move fuel in shallower water between Pacific island chains
TRANSCOM looking for more tankers to move fuel in shallower water between Pacific island chains

A congressionally authorized program to recruit private ships to assist the federal government was expanded at US Transportation Command’s request.