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Experts: Digital Engineering Can Help Field New Weapons Faster Than Acquisition Reform

May 24, 2024 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force should quickly and comprehensively adopt digital methods to regain the speed of fielding new gear necessary to match the "blistering" pace of China's modernization, a new Mitchell Institute paper recommends.

Can Tyndall’s New Tech Keep Airmen’s Dorms Mold-Free?

Aug. 11, 2023 | By David Roza
A new platform being developed called the Integrated Resilience Operations Center could help Tyndall Air Force Base respond faster to emergencies and facility maintenance issues.

Costello: No Going Back on USAF’s Digital Acquisition Journey

July 8, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force is still in the infancy of its push toward digital acquisition systems, but it won’t go back to traditional methods because the threat, the need for speed, and increasing costs demand a new way of doing business, acting Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, ...

Roper: KC-46 IOT&E and Full-Rate Production Could Be Accelerated

June 10, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Just a day after the Air Force announced that a full-rate production decision on the KC-46 tanker will have to wait until late fiscal 2024 due to extended testing of the redesigned Remote Vision System for tanking operations, the service’s acquisition executive offered his hope ...
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