China’s People’s Liberation Army wants to be the first to capitalize on a range of military applications for generative artificial intelligence that could change warfare—but political, economic, and scientific challenges, some of which U.S. artificial intelligence developers also face, stand in the way.
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The Air Force has picked aerospace startup JetZero to build a prototype Blended-Wing Body (BWB) aircraft for testing and demonstrating new technologies, the service announced Aug. 16. Initial flight testing is expected to be completed in 2027.
The Department of the Air Force has a new Chief Information Officer, Venice M. Goodwine, responsible for leading the department’s wide-ranging information technology efforts.
A new platform being developed called the Integrated Resilience Operations Center could help Tyndall Air Force Base respond faster to emergencies and facility maintenance issues.
While the Pentagon continues to experiment with technologies that could disable or destroy swarms of small drones, the Air Force’s acquisition lead on the effort is concerned about a lack of funding needed to meet the threat—and his office’s ability to convert promising efforts into ...
With a striking story and four basic guidelines, Air Force command, control, communications, and battle management czar Brig. Gen. Luke C.G. Cropsey laid out the state of play and his priorities for industry during a keynote address the Life Cycle Industry Days conference on Aug. ...
World-Space: New Space Force Four-Stars; Counterspace weapons needed for Space Superiority.
Bernard Schriever was an effective organizer and manager, but also an adept leader who inspired loyalty among his subordinates.
It’s impossible to overstate how central a role space plays in this whole conversation, whether you’re talking about the sensors, whether you’re talking about comms, space is going to play an extended role.