USAF and NRO leaders sign a statement of intent to improve cooperation. Among the new terms, the Air Force will assign a two-star general officer to serve as NRO’s principal military advisor and third in command, and the NRO will assign a civilian to work with Air Force Space Command as its deputy director of operations.
Shield AI recently received $50 million from the Navy and DIU to support development of its autonomous fighter jet X-BAT, but the Air Force isn’t investing yet for several reasons, experts say.