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July 2020
Flying Cars: Air Force Aims to Turn Science Fiction into Science Fact
By Jon HarperFrom the Jetsons to Blade Runner to James Bond to a multitude of other TV shows and films, popular culture has long been fascinated with the idea of flying cars. Now, the U.S. military is pursuing them — and it wants to take the public along with it. -
Air Power
June 2020
JUST IN: Air Force Considering Reconfiguring F-22 Trainers for Combat
The Air Force is looking to bolster its fleet of F-22 Raptors by taking a number of the aircraft from the service’s formal training unit and reconfiguring them for combat operations, the commander of Air Combat Command said June 22. -
Air Force News
June 2020
JUST IN: Air Force to Host Quantum ‘Collider’ Event
The Air Force is bringing together industry, academia and startups next week to get after advances in quantum technologies, said the service’s acquisition chief June 9. -
Small Business
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Air Force News
June 2020
Air Force Fixes Bugs Following Hacker Challenge
The Air Force was able to identify more than 460 security vulnerabilities in its virtual data center with the help of a bug bounty facilitator company. -
Space
May 2020
JUST IN: Air Force to Host Satellite Hacking Event Virtually
The Air Force will host a virtual satellite hacking challenge to expose cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities in space assets and ground control systems, a top Air Force official said May 14. -
International
April 2020
COVID-19 NEWS: Air Force Wants Allies to Help Bolster Supply Chains
To mitigate disruptions cause by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Air Force is in talks with international partners about protecting supply chains, the service’s chief of staff said April 22. -
Special Operations
April 2020
AFSOC Uses ‘Dagger’ Teams as its Pointy Tip of the Spear
By Scott R. GourleyIn its recently released “Strategic Guidance” document, Air Force Special Operations Command leadership articulates the principle that “AFSOC’s human capital is our competitive advantage.” -
Space
April 2020
COVID-19 NEWS: Air Force Wants More Money to Bolster Space Industry
By Jon HarperThe Air Force and other defense agencies need more funding to prop up the space industrial base during the COVID-19 crisis, the service’s acquisition chief said April 16.