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People are key to defending installations, missions from small UAS threats

Marisa Alia-Novobilski — Wed, 16 Mar 2022 14:00:00 GMT

As the lead command for Counter-sUAS efforts for the Air Force, a team of seven experts from the Air Force Materiel Command Air, Space and Cyberspace Operations Directorate facilitates research and development efforts related to defensive sUAS technology.

AFIMSC accelerates change across the enterprise with Big Data

Malcolm McClendon — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:15:00 GMT

The summit’s namesake, Big Data, refers to processes that help interpret the large volumes of information gathered and stored in the modern day IT environment.

FAA, Department of the Air Force sign commercial space agreement

Pentagon News — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:00:00 GMT

The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, originate from, or return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

AI Copilot: Air Force achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence

Pentagon News — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:00:00 GMT

Signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age, the Air Force flew with artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member onboard a military aircraft for the first time Dec. 15.

Travis AFB hosts clinical research for NASA’s newly developed medical technology

Senior Airman Christian Conrad — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:30:00 GMT

The E-Nose Breathanalyzer, under development at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, will have the capability of analyzing compounds found within a person’s breath to diagnose a battery of illnesses and abnormalities including respiratory illnesses, infectious diseases and cardiovascular conditions.

AFWERX announces EngageSpace, premier collaboration event for space industry

Pentagon News — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:39:00 GMT

With its highly interactive format and diverse participants, this event is designed to revolutionize how the space ecosystem works, dismantle the walls between sectors and close the "believability gap" for what's possible in space.

X-37B spaceplane wins Collier Trophy for advancing ‘the boundaries of flight and space exploration’

Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 20:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane, a reusable, multi-purpose, system that operates without an onboard crew, won the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy Aug. 13 for advancing technology that pushes “the boundaries of flight and space exploration.”

Air University teaches space as a warfighting domain

Phil Berube — Sat, 08 Aug 2020 14:00:00 GMT

In all levels of professional military education and select professional continuing education curricula, the university will now be presenting space curriculum that is focused on developing joint-minded graduates who are prepared for joint, all-domain conflict, where the space domain is likely to be contested, degraded and operationally limited.

Department of the Air Force expands potential basing locations for US Space Command Headquarters

Pentagon News — Fri, 15 May 2020 19:30:00 GMT

The revised approach considers the newly established U.S. Space Force emerging organizational structure and analyzes its effects on the limited number of highly specialized personnel and infrastructure required to support both the Space Force and Space Command.

Satellite hacking challenge shifts to fully virtual event

Pentagon News — Wed, 13 May 2020 19:30:00 GMT

Despite a transition to an all online event, the Air Force, Space Force, and DDS will continue partnering with DEF CON’s Aerospace Village to virtually showcase the team’s mission: build a diverse community committed to promoting and developing aerospace cybersecurity expertise and knowledge through positive collaboration among all stakeholders.

Thinking ahead: Agility Prime kicks off

Staff Sgt. Jeremy L. Mosier — Fri, 01 May 2020 15:25:00 GMT

The objective of this week’s event is to reinforce the Air Force’s commitment in partnering with industry, investors and the interagency to help ensure there is a robust domestic capability in the aerospace sector.

Space Force welcomes first academy graduates to its ranks

Lynn Kirby — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:45:00 GMT

Vice President Mike Pence was in attendance at the event and congratulated the entire graduating class.

Gen. Thompson makes case for US Space Force, encourages campaign to educate public

Charles Pope — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:03:00 GMT

Invoking history and a vivid recent example, Lt. Gen. David D. Thompson, the vice commander of the newly created U.S. Space Force, presented the case Feb. 27 for the new service and how its development as a separate, new force differs from circumstances surrounding the Air Force's birth in 1947.

Air Force announces Vanguard PEOs

Air Force Materiel Command Public Affairs — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:42:00 GMT

Vanguard programs will rapidly advance emerging weapon systems and warfighting concepts through prototyping and experimentation.

Digital Directorate sets new pace for Phase II SBIR awards

Jessica Casserly — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:00:00 GMT

The Digital Directorate at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., recently awarded seven Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Program contracts to some of the startups who participated in the July 2019 UAS and Kessel Run Pitch Days.

14th Air Force redesignated as Space Operations Command

Maj. Cody Chiles — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:00:00 GMT

Air Force military and civilian personnel previously assigned to the Fourteenth Air Force are now assigned to SPOC by virtue of the redesignation action.

VCSAF Wilson visits B-21, X-37B facilities in Florida

Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 16:20:00 GMT

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson recently visited two separate sites associated with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office.

National Guard cyber teams key asset in cyber defense

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:00:00 GMT

Unlike a natural disaster, Air National Guard cyber teams can be brought in ahead of time to mitigate possible attack.

552nd Air Control Networks Squadron creates first qualification training for Mission Defense Teams

Staff Sgt. Joshua Carter — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 17:11:00 GMT

The 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron graduated nine students from the Air Force’s first Mission Qualification Training course for Mission Defense Teams, qualifying them to be operators on the Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter Weapon System.

‘Space Pitch Day’ yields innovative technologies and new partners for the Air Force

Pentagon News — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 20:32:00 GMT

Pitch Days are a combination of product expo and reality series where the most promising developers are selected from an initial review. That group then pitches their ideas live to a team of Air Force experts and defense partners for an opportunity to compete for on-the-spot contracts.