The Air Force Experimentation Office at Langley AFB, Va., plans to hold a Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 beginning April 22 at Nellis AFB, Nev. The latest JEFX is slated to accelerate research, development, and fielding of new combat systems, including staging a mock air campaign. USAF plans to put the new capabilities, if proved, into the service’s combat arsenal within 24 months.
A new fast-track approval process for software on Defense Department networks will use AI tools to radically shorten a process that currently takes months or years, Acting Pentagon Chief Information Officer Katie Arrington said April 23.