The U.S. Air Force redesignates Space Command as Air Force Space Command to differentiate it from the newly-established U.S. Space Command, a combatant command. AFSC later transitions to become Space Operations Command within the U.S. Space Force.
The Air Force Research Laboratory has signaled to industry it wants to develop a low-cost hypersonic cruise missile to deliver a wide range of payloads at a range up to 500 nautical miles.