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Air Force News
Air Force Shares Details on Scrapped Light Attack Demo Day
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Before Hurricane Florence barreled toward the East Coast last week, the Air Force had planned to host reporters and foreign partners at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, for briefings and displays showcasing the work it had done with its light attack experiment.
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Air Force News
Air Force Wants Startups to See it as Their 'Angel Investor'
The Air Force wants to reduce the time it takes to award contracts to innovative startup companies to just one day, said the service’s top acquisition...
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Air Power
Air Force Could Struggle to Pay for Envisioned Force Expansion
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force wants to add 74 squadrons to its fleet by the 2025 to 2030 timeframe, but it could run up against funding constraints as it pursues a wide range of high-ticket modernization programs.
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Air Force Uses AI to Accelerate Pilot Training
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.— The Air Force is hoping its use of new artificial intelligence and augmented reality technologies to instruct pilots will accelerate the speed at which airmen are trained, the Air Education and Training Command(AETC) leader said Sept. 18.
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Air Power
Air Force Aims to Expand Bomber Fleet
The Air Force wants to expand its bomber fleet as it prepares for great power competition with Russia and China.
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Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Insitu Unveils New Extended-Range Drone
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Insitu, a subsidiary of the Boeing Co., unveiled its latest unmanned aerial system Sept. 17 at a gathering of Air Force and industry leaders.
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Air Force News
Sec. Wilson: Air Force Too Small to Carry Out Missions
“The Air Force is too small for what the nation expects of us,” Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson said Sept. 17 in a keynote speech kicking off the year’s biggest conference devoted to the service.
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SEPTEMBER 2018
Robotic Jets, Marine Corps' New Amphibious Vehicle and Battlefield Fuel
In this podcast, National Defense Magazine looks at the potential for robotic jets, the Marine Corps’ new amphibious vehicle and whether common windshield wiper fluid could be used as a fuel in battlefields.