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Air Force News
December 2020
AFSOC Wants to Divest Some Missions
A shifting security environment is forcing Air Force Special Operations Command to rethink its missions and relationships, its commander said recently. -
Air Force News
November 2020
JUST IN: Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Takes New Step
In a move solidifying the importance of the Advanced Battle Management System program to the Air Force, officials are transferring parts of the high-profile effort to its Rapid Capabilities Office, the service’s acquisition chief said Nov. 24. -
Air Force News
November 2020
Air Force Wants Lasers on Fighter Jets by 2025
Lockheed Martin is working toward outfitting a directed energy system on fighter jets by the middle of the decade, according to a company official. -
Air Force News
October 2020
Air Force Hopes to Jettison Pass-Through Budget
By Jon HarperThe Air Force has long been saddled with accounts that fund other organizations’ projects, but officials and other supporters are pushing to change that. -
Air Force News
October 2020
Air Force Meshes Info-War Capabilities
The Air Force is working to coalesce a number of its information warfare operations as great power competitors Russia and China make investments in their own digital warfighting tools. -
Battlefield Communications
October 2020
JADC2 NEWS: Air Force Chief Touts Criticality of Data Management
Properly managing data will be critical as the military works to develop a network of interconnected platforms that can rapidly shoot off information to warfighters, said the chief of staff of the Air Force Oct. 27. -
Air Force News
October 2020
JUST IN: Air Force Planning for Future Short of 386-Squadron Goal
The Air Force is studying ways to compensate for capacity shortfalls if the service does not receive enough funding to meet its 386-squadron goals, the service chief of staff said Oct 21. -
Air Force News
September 2020
The Rise of Skyborg: Air Force Betting on New Robotic Wingman
By Jon HarperThe next year will be pivotal for the Air Force’s effort to acquire a new class of autonomous drones, as industry teams compete for a chance to build a fleet of robotic wingmen that will soon undergo operational experimentation. -
Air Force News
September 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Air Force’s Roper Wants to ‘Fast Forward’ Digital Engineering Revolution
By Yasmin Tadjdeh and Stew MagnusonThe Air Force’s chief weapons buyer wants to quickly expand a digital engineering regime that he says will revolutionize weapon development and save taxpayers billions of dollars. -
Air Force News
September 2020
JUST IN: Air Force Chief Wants to ‘Break Barriers’ for Small Businesses
The new head of the Air Force, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, wants to make it easier for small businesses to work with the service, he said Sept. 22.
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