AFA 2020: Special Coverage of the Virtual Show

Breaking Defense coverage of Virtual Air Space Cyber Conference.

Tuesday, September 15, 2020 How Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Will Make ISR Faster Presented by Raytheon Intelligence & Space Raytheon Intelligence & Space discusses how Smart software can improve intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities, exponentially accelerating threat response. New Air Combat Commander Kelly Wants AI ASAP "We absorb more data that we can process, that's just a non-negotiable fact," says Gen. Mark Kelly. Tankers, Transports Need Real-Time Threat Data To Survive: AMC As Air Mobility Command looks to connect its aircraft to high-speed battle networks like ABMS, it is still struggling to get its KC-46 tankers working properly. Details Still Scant On Trump's German Plans "We are in the planning stages at this point," Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, commander, Air Forces in Europe/Africa, told reporters today. CSAF Brown Mulls Streamlining Of Air Force Commands; Barrett Announces 'e' Aircraft "I want to go fast. I want to go fast. I want to go fast," says CSAF Gen. Charles Brown about revamping the Air Force to meet Russian and Chinese threats. US, Allies Agree On Threats In Space But Struggle With Messaging "I would say that it's not the fact, in itself, that we have Space Forces or Space Commands which is concerning. It is what you do with this," says Maj. Gen. Michel Friedling, first commander of France's new Space Command. GBSD, B-21 Spending Could Top $10B In 2027: Cowen Group B-21 production costs, the Cowen analysis finds, will ramp up fast, from $202 million in 2022 to $4 billion in 2027. AI To Fly In Dogfight Tests By 2024: SecDef After an AI beat humans 5-0 in AlphaDogfight simulations this summer, Mark Esper announced, a future version will be installed in actual airplanes for "a real-world competition." But military AI will adhere to strict ethical limits, he said. Breaking Defense 611 Broadway • Suite 907D • New York, New York • 10012 unsubscribe