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New CSO | CR Passes | Beyond ‘Interoperable’ to ‘Interchangeable’ Weapons

Oct. 3, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

US and Partners Now Moving Toward Interchangeable—Not Just Interoperable—Weapons

Sept. 30, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Fresh off a meeting of the national armaments directors of NATO and the European Union, Pentagon acquisition and logistics chief William A. LaPlante said the allies and partners are moving toward not simply interoperable munitions, but “interchangeable” as well. The 45 directors met to discuss ...

Marooned Osprey | Second Chance for THC-Positive Recruits | Story of the Space Force Song

Sept. 30, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Chris Gordon and Greg Hadley
Read the day’s top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Pentagon Accounts for Aircraft Moved Out of the Way of Hurricane Ian

Sept. 29, 2022 | By Chris Gordon
The Department of Defense released an accounting of where it moved its aircraft in response to Hurricane Ian, which made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on the west coast of Florida on Sept. 28.

Florida Evacuations | Space Traffic | Better Ending to a Wargame

Sept. 29, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Watch, Read: CSO Raymond on ‘The State of the Space Force’

Sept. 28, 2022
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond delivered a keynote address on “The State of the Space Force” at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Sept. 20, 2022. Watch the video or read the transcript.

China’s Future Fighter | Iterating ACE | Civilian Casualty Report

Sept. 28, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Chris Gordon, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Aircraft Evacuate Ahead of Hurricane | Iterative Approach to CCA | A Stronger NATO

Sept. 27, 2022 | By Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Russia’s Behavior in Syria | Secret to HACM Missile Contract Win | USAF Recruiting Shortfalls

Sept. 26, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Chris Gordon, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Early Focus on End Product Led to Hypersonic Missile Contract Win, Industry Officials Say

Sept. 23, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Aiming to build a usable system throughout the experimental and prototyping phase of the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile program led to Raytheon and Northrop Grumman’s win of the program, company officials told reporters. The partners have already invested in production capacity in 14 states, they ...

Acquisition Inflation Being Managed on a Case-by-Case Basis, Hunter Says

Sept. 23, 2022 | By John A. Tirpak
Despite inflation at levels not seen in decades, Air Force primes have yet to demand major adjustments to existing contracts, but there are concerns about lower-tier vendors, Air Force service acquisition executive Andrew P. Hunter said. Speaking with reporters at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber ...

Raytheon to Develop HAWC Missile | Guard Embraces ACE | Changes Coming to PME

Sept. 23, 2022 | By Amanda Miller, Nick Adde, Chris Gordon, James C. Kitfield and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

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