vAWS 2021: Science, Technology & Innovation In Every Domain

April 1, 2021

Watch Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr.; Lt. Gen. John F. “JT” Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center; Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory; Dr. Joel B. Mozer, USSF chief scientist take part in the “Science, Technology & Innovation In Every Domain” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium moderated by retired Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, AFA executive vice president.

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vAWS 2021

Pentagon Rushing to Find ‘Low-Collateral’ Tech to Counter Hostile Drones

May 14, 2025

The Pentagon is seeking ways to down hostile drones to defend military bases without endangering nearby civilians or infrastructure—and it wants solutions soon.

JetZero Pitches Blended Wing Body Tanker as ’Game-Changer’

May 10, 2025

The KC-Z4, a blended wing body tanker concept being developed by startup JetZero, could fuel larger groups of aircraft at longer range to hold more targets at risk, company officials say.

Air Force Eyes More Uses for AI—with Guardrails

May 7, 2025

The Air Force and other military services are deploying artificial intelligence tools in their IT networks and Security Operations Centers where personnel monitor cyber threats, officials said May 6—but they are leveraging the emerging technology cautiously even as some say it is ready to transform the very nature of warfare.

New CCA Unit at Beale Won’t Be ‘Schoolhouse’ to Teach Pilots to Fly with Drones

May 3, 2025

The Air Force's new Aircraft Readiness Unit will maintain and provide Collaborative Combat Aircraft for operations, but won’t serve as a “schoolhouse” teaching fighter pilots how to manage these escort drones.

Space Force Tells Vendors: We Want AI, but It Needs to Be Specific

May 2, 2025

There are many use cases for different kinds of artificial intelligence in the Space Force, but the service is moving cautiously towards adoption, hampered in part by a disconnect with vendors, officials said May 1.

What a ‘Ferrari’ Version of the F-35 Might Look Like—and What the Pentagon Thinks

April 24, 2025

Lockheed Martin's suggestion to upgrade the F-35 with technologies developed for the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter could come in a number of areas, several of which are already in hand.

Air Force Seeking ‘Emerging Technologies’ for E-7 Wedgetail—or Successors

April 16, 2025

The Air Force is still a few years away from getting its hands on its first E-7 aircraft for airborne early warning and control, but the service is already seeking industry input on new systems to either enhance or replace the sensor capabilities of the Wedgetail—or possibly even acquire new…

Air Force Piloting Hydrogen Energy Tech for Agile Combat Logistics

April 15, 2025

Hickham Air Force Base in Hawaii is trialing novel energy technology to provide electrical power and hydrogen fuel in the kind of isolated and austere outposts the Air Force will need in the Pacific theater for its new Agile Combat Employment way of warfare.

F-35 Cues Ground Artillery in ‘Minutes’ with New Data Gateway at Major NATO Exercise

April 15, 2025

F-35s passed targeting information to ground artillery in a demonstration of a new open-systems communications gateway, during the recent Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise, Lockheed Martin said. It’s the first time the secure system has been demonstrated outside the U.S.

vAWS 2021: Science, Technology & Innovation In Every Domain

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