The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is eyeing new strides in artificial intelligence and biological technology as it lays plans for fiscal 2022, its acting director said July 30. Former DARPA Director Steven H. Walker’s departure to industry in January offers an “opportunity to rethink ...
Technology
About four dozen companies are gearing up for a technology competition unlike most in the Pentagon as they vie for spots in the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System. ABMS is the Air Force’s multibillion-dollar vision for a massive network of data-processing software, cloud storage, ...
Boeing, General Atomics, Kratos, and Northrop Grumman received indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts that allow them to compete for Skyborg Vanguard Program delivery orders, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced on July 23. Skyborg is an affordable unmanned system that will partner with ...
Staff Sgt. Jacob Lieuallen, Senior Airman Tommy Chase and Airman 1st Class Nathan Fanny, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, pose for a photo on top of a B-52H Stratofortress at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 17, 2020. Bomber...
Airmen from the 911th Maintenance Group tow the first C-17 Globemaster III into a new two-bay hangar at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa, June 4, 2020. The two-bay hangar will allow Airmen to safely perform maintenance on...
An HH-60 from the 347th Rescue Group drop flares during a fini flight for Col. Bryan Creel, 347th RQG commander, June 5, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.
A downturn in defense spending may create some “attractive” pricing on companies Lockheed Martin may want to acquire, and it has the cash to pick up some bargains, company President and Chief Executive Officer James D. Taiclet said in a second-quarter earnings call July 21. ...
The Pentagon will acquire eight F-35A jets previously bound for Turkey, plus six more F-35As under an $861.7 million contract. The contract modifies a previous fixed-price award and “exercises options to procure eight Lot 14 F-35A Lightning II repositioned aircraft as a result of the ...
Heidi Grant, once the Air Force's top weapon exports official, will now lead the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, marking a shift from uniformed to civilian leadership at that agency. DSCA's current leader, Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, is retiring. Grant will oversee arms sales that ...
