All Your Air, Space & Cyber 2021 Conference News In One Place

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The Air, Space & Cyber 2021 Conference is over. Here's all the news that happened, in one convenient place. Improving The Forecast For Weather Prediction Presented by Raytheon Intelligence & Space Small satellites are about to revolutionize weather imaging. They're lighter, smarter and will drive better, faster decisions. Learn how Raytheon Intelligence & Space is making it possible. As Air Force Signals Hypersonic Doubts, Key Senators Want To Go Faster "I'm not satisfied with the pace," Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said. "We're making some progress on the technology; I would like to see it be better." In Artificial Intelligence, 'We Need To Be More Precise': Lt. Gen. O'Brien Not giving airmen the tech they need is "like having an excellent sniper and handing him a knife that hasn't been sharpened in a while," Air Force Chief Information Officer Lauren Barrett Knausenberger said. Schumpeter's Gale: The US Air Force, China And Innovation "The notion is, you have an embarrassment of riches, and you're falling behind on speed and magnitude. This is what is sometimes called Schumpeter's Gale. The notion is, it's not about the competition — it's about you," said Jeffrey DeGraff, of the University of Michigan. F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow's Missions Advertisement [Sponsored] Boeing's lead in digital engineering has underpinned the F-15EX's success, schedule and low price, and will provide rapid capability growth through open architecture and agile software development. GBSD: First Missile Test Flight 2023, Initial Production 2026 "We've entered into the next big phase, what we call 'CDR season,'" Greg Manuel, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Strategic Deterrent Systems division, told Breaking Defense. Air Force Needs 'Zealots For The Electromagnetic Spectrum': General "[The electromagnetic spectrum is] like the oxygen that surrounds us right now. You don't have a choice. You are in it," the Air Force's director of EMS superiority said. New UAS And Tech Will Dominate A New Era In Air Warfare [Sponsored] Unmanned aircraft have changed warfare, security operations and much more in their first decades of widespread use. As the nature of war evolves, GA-ASI's aircraft and systems will be ready to evolve too and lead the way into new counter-air roles– and beyond. Are Changes Coming To US Air Force Basing In Europe? Last time around the US announced a big change without consulting allies. This time a top Air Force official doesn't foresee "huge movement," but promised a heads up. Air Force Expects To Award B-52 Engine Contract This Month A contract for one of three companies is "imminent," per top Air Force officials. JADC2 Hinges On Decision Superiority [Sponsored] Agile, open networks will let the DoD make command decisions faster, distribute its forces, and operate at a standoff distance to counter new weaponry like hypersonic missiles. Back To The Future With Nuclear Power In Space Nuclear propulsion for space-bound rockets wasn't science fiction even in the 1960s, and 60 years later multiple programs are rediscovering this promising technology. Army, Navy Units To Transfer To Space Force Soon The Army units involved operate a payload for the Wideband Global SATCOM system; the Navy's are connected to the Mobile User Objective System sats. OpenSpace: Using Software, Not Hardware, To Reconfigure The Satellite Ground Segment For A 5G World [Sponsored] Diversifying space architectures and the need for interoperability is driving a shift to dynamic, flexible, software-based infrastructure. Russia, PRC Intercept US Aircraft 'Multiple Times A Day' In Pacific: PacAF The head of Pacific Air Force said he had no objections to India buying Russia's S-400 system "in the current environment." But — and this is a big but — he said India's action "will perhaps affect a future purchase by India, if they were interested in purchasing other defense equipment from us. But that's out of my lane, and I don't really talk about that, because it's tomorrow stuff." Brown: Air Force Serious About E-7 Wedgetail Acquiring the Wedgetail "gives us a path" while the service awaits a space-based capability, Air Force Chief of Staff CQ Brown said, as "an option to be able to get the capability much faster than if we were to start a new start from scratch." AFRL's Golden Horde 'Gladiator' Drones To Compete Virtually "The win for the research lab, and for our acquirers is that we get to see the cutting edge technologies that are out there," said AFRL Director Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle. Israel Wants To Put New Equipment Inside The F-35: Exclusive Q&A With Top Officer The goal, said Brig. Gen. Nir Barkan, Israeli Air Force Chief of the Air Staff and Vice Commander of the IAF, is to add Israeli-made gear inside the F-35. TacAir Study To Set Ranges For Aircraft Numbers "The TacAir study is coming to a close soon. I haven't had a chance to review it yet. But I'm hoping it will be an input that informs this National Defense Strategy, and the '23 POM and our plans going forward," said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. 'If We Don't Change, We're Going To Lose': Air Force Strategy Dep. Chief Hinote "Not in all cases, but in more and more cases, we are at parity with our competitor. I don't think that's okay," Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote said. Air Force ABMS Refocus: Capabilities And Kit, Not Experiments ABMS "has not been adequately focused on achieving and building specific, measurable improvements and operational outcomes," said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. Nuclear Modernization Casts Budget Shadow Over Air Force Plans "There's no free money, right, so it has to come from somewhere," said Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements. Air Force Special Operations Expects Amphibious MC-130J Test Next Year Notably, Slife called out the need to operate in and around "an island environment that is not serviced by a major fixed operating base runway." On Its Birthday, The Air Force Needs To Fight For What It Deserves On Sept. 17th, the Air Force celebrated its birthday with pomp, circumstance and cake. Behind the celebration, however, there are dangerous trends seen within the service, including a number of key platforms that are aging out and major expenses about to hit. Lockheed Unveils New Tanker Design: LMXT Lockheed is offering an upgraded version of the Airbus A330 MRTT tanker used by NATO nations. Space Force Calls For 'Trash Trucks' For All The Orbiting Junk Active debris removal is "definitely a need, and I think there is a use case for industry to get after that as a service-based opportunity," said Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt. Congress, Industry Chivvy Space Force On Commercial SSA Both the HASC and SASC have added funds for purchase of commercial space observation capabilities to their draft 2022 defense policy bills.

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