The Air Force Association’s annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference and Technology Exposition runs Sept. 18-20, 2017, in National Harbor, Md. It features a range of speakers, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, as well as many industry leaders. Topics range from acquisition to the enlisted force, all focused around aerospace, cyberspace, and the US Air Force. For up-to-date information from AFA about the conference, click here. Track the conference on social media by following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, or by using #ASC17.
Contracts for F-35 airframes in Lot 18 and 19 should be signed in the spring, but an engine deal is still not in hand and could take months longer. The delays don't seem to be driven by anticipation of how the new Trump administration will influence the program.