AFA 2020 Day Three: Special Coverage of the Virtual Show

Breaking Defense coverage of Virtual Air Space Cyber Conference.

Thursday, September 17, 2020 Lockheed Aims For Laser On Fighter By 2025 How do you keep a laser focused on a target moving at hundreds of miles per hour? The answer is crucial to Lockheed lasers being fitted on Army trucks and Air Force fighters over the next few years. IT 'Backbone' Top Priority For AFMC's Digitization Drive: Bunch "I really want industry feedback" about how to improve AFMC's plans for incorporating digital engineering into its operations across the board, said Bunch. Ray Wants ARRW 'Soonest' For B-52, B-1 Combatant Commanders for European Command and Indo-Pacific Command see bombers with hypersonic capabilities as "incredibly, incredibly valuable," says Gen. Timothy Ray. Cyber Attack Most Likely Space Threat: Maj. Gen. Whiting "We know that cyber attack is where we are most likely to face the enemy in space," said Space Force deputy commander Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting. The B-52 Is Aiming For Its Seventh Decade Of Service; The USAF Has New Engine Requirements To Make It Possible [Sponsored] In this Viewpoint from Rolls-Royce North America, Craig McVay, senior vice president of strategic campaigns and retired Marine Corps fixed-wing aviator, discusses how the company is bringing advanced technology and support to the USAF B-52 re-engining program. Esper Signals Importance Of All Domain & ABMS At AFA The verbal pat on the back by the Defense Secretary at the biggest Air Force event of the year signals the program's high priority for DoD writ large. Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • Suite 907D • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe