The U.S. still lags China and Russia in development and deployment of hypersonic weapon systems, and it will take a huge investment in education, test capacity and manufacturing capabilities to catch up, experts and members of Congress said in a streaming seminar broadcast by The ...
Technology
Former Air Force acquisition czar Will Roper, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen, and Silicon Valley billionaire Reid Hoffman were among the seven new members of the Defense Innovation Board introduced Oct. 17, as the influential civilian advisory board held ...
Retired Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Crider moderated a discussion on "Unlocking the Power of Digital Engineering" with retired Brig. Gen. Steve J. Bleymaier of Aerospace and Defense, Ansys; Scott Nowlin of BAE Systems; and Dave Stagney of Pratt & Whitney at AFA's Air, Space & ...
Sean Maday of Google moderated a discussion on "Space Innovation to the Tactical Edge" with Maj. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, Special Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations; Marc Bell CEO of Terran Orbital; Steven J. Butow of the Defense Innovation Unit; and Chris Kemp, ...
Maj. Gen. John M. Olson, mobilization assistant to Chief of Space Operations, moderated a discussion on "Creating the JADC2 Architecture" with Robert H. Epstein of Leidos, Teri Williams of Raytheon Intelligence & Space, and Dave Spirk of Palantir Technologies at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber ...
Maj. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, moderated a discussion on "The Future of Propulsion" with Michael Gregg, director of the Aerospace Systems Directorate; Shawn Phillips, chief of the Rocket Propulsion Division; John Sneden, director of the Propulsion Directorate; and ...
Space Force Chief Technology and innovation Officer Lisa Costa moderated a discussion on "AI Integration" with RB Hooks III, Oracle National Security Group; Kay Sears, Boeing Defense; and Justin Woulfe, Systecon North America at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Watch the video or read ...
Brig. Gen. Jeffery D. Valenzia, the Department of the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System cross-functional team lead moderated a discussion on "Connectivity and JADC2" with Ron Fehlen of L3Harris, Lanny Merkel of Collins Aerospace, and Joe Sublousky of SAIC at AFA's Air, Space & ...
Maj. Gen. Anthony Genatempo, program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, and Networks, moderated a discussion on "Cyber Technology" with Latisha R. Rourke of Lockheed Martin and Thomas P. Michelli of Leidos, and Quinn Bottum of Swoop Search, Sept. 20, 2022, at AFA's Air, ...