US Joint Forces Command plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles as an element of Noble Resolve, its “experimentation campaign” to find ways to improve homeland defense and military support to civil authorities, according to Air Force Gen Lance Smith. The JFCOM boss also told Washington-based defense reporters Wednesday that putting UAVs with the Air National Guard is a “done deal,” but he added, “It may be moving slower than anticipated.”
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch its latest technology challenge next month—a project meant to speed up development of systems that can operate beyond geosynchronous orbit. SpaceWERX is leading the effort, dubbed Cislunar Prime. The space innovation hub is looking for commercial capabilities that could put the Space Force…