Air Force official: CCAs to team with 'all fighters,' 'joint assets' and 'international partners'

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The Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft will not only pair with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Next Generation Air Dominance platform, but also the F-15EX Eagle II, F-22 Raptor and platforms from other services or allies, according to a top Air Force official. “We’re in lockstep with the Navy to collaborate, looking at specific areas that allow us to move forward together,” Air Force... Read more about Air Force official: CCAs to team with 'all fighters,' 'joint assets' and 'international partners'
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning aim to boost tempo of military operations

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Technology development in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are among the highest research and development priorities for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to provide enabling technologies for applications like, command, control, and situational awareness; machine autonomy and robotics; munitions guidance and targeting; image recognition; electronic warfare (EW) and... Read more about Artificial intelligence and machine learning aim to boost tempo of military operations
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Purdue University, AFRL Regional Network – Midwest collaborate on solid rocket fuel project

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Researchers at Purdue University, with support from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, have filed a patent disclosure to develop solid fuels for rotating detonation engines. The project was awarded in collaboration with the AFRL Regional Network – Midwest, headquartered at Purdue. The Midwest Network is a new science and technology ecosystem... Read more about Purdue University, AFRL Regional Network – Midwest collaborate on solid rocket fuel project
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AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrated the opening of the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy Division’s Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems, or CAMS, Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, 2024. The facility will support the research efforts of its... Read more about AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens
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Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible

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A Defense Innovation Unit project to link the Pentagon’s high-performance computers with cloud-based services could soon bring real-time, high-speed data processing to military users around the world. DIU, whose mission is to help the U.S. Department of Defense better leverage commercial technology, worked with two computing firms on the 18-month effort: Rescale, headquartered in San Francisco... Read more about Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible
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Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible

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A Defense Innovation Unit project to link the Pentagon’s high-performance computers with cloud-based services could soon bring real-time, high-speed data processing to military users around the world. DIU, whose mission is to help the U.S. Department of Defense better leverage commercial technology, worked with two computing firms on the 18-month effort: Rescale, headquartered in San Francisco... Read more about Defense Innovation Unit project makes supercomputers more accessible
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Space Rapid Capabilities Office slates $1B for dynamic space ops C2

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WASHINGTON — The Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SpRCO) has tapped 20 firms to compete for up to $1 billion in task orders for command and control software to manage future highly maneuverable satellites. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract for SpRCO’s Rapid Resilient Command and Control, nicknamed R2C2, project “will develop, integrate, and demonstrate capabilities for... Read more about Space Rapid Capabilities Office slates $1B for dynamic space ops C2
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US Air Force says it’s on verge of rapid electronic warfare updates

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The Air Force is “very close” to being able to rapidly update electronic warfare systems with fresh battlefield data in a matter of hours, one of the service’s commanders said Wednesday. Col. Josh Koslov, commander of the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing, has set an ambitious goal of updating EW systems within three hours, instead of days. In a webcast hosted by C4ISRNET, Koslov said that three-hour... Read more about US Air Force says it’s on verge of rapid electronic warfare updates
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AFRL seeks ‘advanced’ ISR sensors, including for moving targets

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WASHINGTON — Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking bidders for a new initiative to develop new radars for a variety of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, including tracking moving targets for use by the Air Force, Space Force, Army and Navy. Under the Science and Technology Applied RF Systems (STARS) program, estimated to cost a total of nearly $95 million over six... Read more about AFRL seeks ‘advanced’ ISR sensors, including for moving targets
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DOD’s GigEagle Uses AI to Solve Tech Talent Challenges

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Earlier this year, GigEagle Agile Talent Ecosystem Initiative Director Brig. Gen. Michael McGinley got a call from a joint program leader who was looking for a software developer to fill a temporary position. Using GigEagle, the Defense Department’s first AI-driven joint talent marketplace designed to match reservists, and others with short-term DOD assignments, McGinley was able to identify 197... Read more about DOD’s GigEagle Uses AI to Solve Tech Talent Challenges
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