The Air Force Research Laboratory is inviting international researchers and students to join an Airlift Challenge competition, which will be held from Jan. 23 to Feb. 27. The event aims to identify new software with algorithms that can improve airlift operations planning. According to Andre Beckus, AFRL machine learning researcher, existing planning software has difficulty […]
The U.S. Army‘s Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation demonstrated some of the service’s latest simulation technology during the 2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in Orlando from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. PEO STRI sponsored three separate booths that featured the Reconfigurable Collective Virtual Trainer – Ground solution for the Bradley Fighting […]
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command conducted a training event earlier in December to support threat analysis and response capabilities. The two-day Space Flag 23-1 exercise saw nine U.S. Army space operations officers from various divisions work with representatives from the U.K., Canada and Australia to plan missions and undertake simulated combat. […]
The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center has assessed the potential of forward edge battle management command and control capabilities to rapidly deliver critical information to warfighters on the battlefield. During Project Convergence 2022, AFOTEC worked with the 505th Command and Control Wing to evaluate two Tactical Operations Center – Light prototypes designed to […]
The U.S. Navy has declared full-rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion rotor-wing aircraft. The declaration is expected to increase production to over 20 helicopters annually moving forward. Bill Falk, director of the Sikorsky CH-53K program, said the announcement stabilizes the company’s domestic supply chain and ensures that the U.S. Marine Corps will have […]
Congress is urging the U.S. Air Force to start designing C-130J variants to replace the existing fleet of LC-130H Hercules planes, dubbed “Skibirds”. Lawmakers inserted a $1 million provision into the $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus spending bill that calls for the timely maintenance, modernization and eventual replacement of the aircraft, anticipating the increasing […]
The U.S. Army has gathered its industry and government partners to discuss its plan to create a unified network that enables joint and coalition operations. During the ninth Technical Exchange Meeting in Nashville, the military branch noted that ongoing digital modernization efforts will support the creation of the future network. The event focused on Capability […]
One Stop Systems has secured a five-year sole-source contract extension to provide the U.S. Navy with ruggedized transportable flash storage arrays, spares and a variety of support services for P-8A reconnaissance aircraft. The California-based computer hardware manufacturer holds a prime position on the follow-on deal, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023, OSS said […]
The U.S. military will feature cyber capabilities for the first time in an upcoming exercise involving the U.S. Africa Command and over a dozen countries. During the Justified Accord 23 event, the U.S. military will work with African forces on matters concerning the digital domain. Specifically, participants will train for incident detection, intelligence collection, containment […]
AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, has appointed Col. Elliott Leigh as its new director. Leigh replaced Col. Nathan Diller following a change of leadership ceremony on Thursday at the Air Force Institute of Technology campus located at Wright-Patterson Air Force […]
