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SDA Missile Tracking A 'Strategic Win' For L3Harris, SpaceX ""Where will the money for this program come from, and will it means less money for the Space Force and all the existing space programs of record?" asks Secure World Foundation's Brian Weeden.

Starship Troopers? TRANSCOM-SpaceX Accord Raises Policy Eyebrows Point-to-point space transport is "a decade plus, maybe even multiple decades, in the future for that to be economical and practical from any commercial standpoint," Carissa Christensen, CEO of Bryce Space and Technologies, says.

US Must Weigh 'Strategic Impacts' Of Arming The Heavens: Aerospace "I think probably the biggest single thing that I know Gen. Raymond is working on … is really fleshing out that long-term vision for the Space Force," Justin Johnson, acting deputy assistant secretary for space policy says.

First Joint Exercise To Test All-Domain Capabilities: Valiant Shield 2020 The exercise also served as the Air Force's third "On Ramp" demo for its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), demonstrating a new software for battlefield situational awareness.

Treat AI As Intelligence — Not Technology The US military is rolling out AI-enabled projects like the Air Force's Airborne Battle Management System or the Army's Project Convergence. But the novelty of these demonstrations and the effort required to pull them off suggest that—unlike Silicon Valley—DoD is struggling to incorporate AI into its combat systems, aircraft, ships, and other equipment.  DoD promulgated an…

F-15EX Radar Win Buoys Raytheon Market Hopes "There's definitely a big future for the export version of the AN/APG-82," says Michelle Styczynski, F-15 Senior Product Line Director for Raytheon Intelligence & Space.

Space Force Nears Year Mark, Acquisition Remains A Quagmire The Space Development Agency "could easily die away without anybody missing it," said former Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson.

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.

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