Defense Unicorns on Software Acquisition - Live at ASC24

Defense Unicorns on Software Acquisition – Live at ASC24

Sept. 18, 2024

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

Victoria Wyler, Defense Unicorns’ Growth Lead discusses software acquisition at AFA’s 2024 Air, Space & Cyber Conference at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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WATCH: How BAE Systems Is Delivering the Air Force an Electronic Warfare Advantage

Oct. 24, 2024

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Joshua Niedzwiecki, Vice President and General Manager of Electronic Combat Solutions...

Lockheed Gets $3.5 Billion for JASSM/LRASM Missiles as It Eyes ‘Extreme Range’ Variant

Sept. 30, 2024

Lockheed Martin received two Air Force contracts on Sept. 27, together worth $3.56 billion, for production of the AGM-58B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile and the AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, the Pentagon announced. The contracts include missiles for the Air Force, Navy, and partner nations under the Foreign Military Sales program.…

CCA Drones Could Cost Less Than $1,200 per Pound—But Can They Get Sensors to Match?

Sept. 27, 2024

The Air Force thinks Collaborative Combat Aircraft can be bought for as little as $1,200 per pound—about a third of the cost of crewed fighters—but mission equipment needs to be aligned to that lower price.

Faced with New and Growing Demands, Military Propulsion Needs More Support: Experts

Sept. 25, 2024

There are a lot of new demands on the government-industry propulsion enterprise—ranging from exquisite new fighter engines to cheap, off-the-shelf powerplants for drones—that will require sustained support, experts said.

USAF Needs to Stop Talking, Start Moving on Next-Gen Training Tech, Industry Says

Sept. 24, 2024

As the Air Force prepares for great power competition and a potential high-end fight with the likes of China and Russia, its training needs to keep pace, and artificial intelligence and open systems can provide a better representation of the threats and the ways the U.S. will fight in the…

Space Force Wants a Market for Commercial Satellites That Can Maneuver in Orbit

Sept. 23, 2024

The Space Force is eyeing a new marketplace to take advantage of commercial satellites that can move in geosynchronous orbit, the head of Space Systems Command’s Commercial Space Office said last week.

How the Air Force Reserve Overcame Its Recruiting Crisis

Sept. 23, 2024

After two years of storm clouds, the future looks bright for Air Force Reserve Command recruiting, which exceeded its fiscal year 2024 goal of 7,200 Airmen by about 1.2 percent.

Defense Unicorns on Software Acquisition – Live at ASC24

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