The sights of AFA 2023 day one [PHOTOS]
Day one of the 2023 Air and Space Forces Association national conference is in the book, but there was plenty to see.
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Cloud-based C2 at top of Air Force’s priorities despite budget uncertainty: Official
“The current fielding plan should stay intact for CBC2 if we don’t get all the money that we need up front,” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey told reporters.
‘Silent Swarm’: US Navy seeking electromagnetic spectrum tech crossed with unmanned
The Navy wants to play with early-stage tech with capabilities relating to distributed electromagnetic attack, deception and digital payload delivery.
Air Force acquisition chief on tanker plans and negotiations with Boeing
“We just kind of need to get their no-kidding ground truth of, ‘this is what we think we can deliver and when we think we can deliver it,’” Andrew Hunter, the service’s acquisition chief, said in a Sept. 5 interview at the Pentagon.
GA-ASI’s Gambit Series advances US and allied airpower
[Sponsored] Four models of Gambit aircraft take on a range of different critical missions to enhance, expand and further empower American and allied air forces.
India To Get Its First C-295 Transport Aircraft In Spain This Wednesday
In Seville, first C-295 that will be delivered to IAF on Wednesday. According to the Rs 21,000-crore deal with Airbus Defence and Space, first 16 aircraft will be delivered in ‘fly-away’ condition from its final assembly line in Seville.New Delhi: India will receive the first of its 56 C-295 transport aircraft on Wednesday that will replace the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force.IAF chief
G20 Delhi Declaration Sent A ‘Positive Signal’: China In First Comments
PM Modi exchanges greetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the G20 Leaders’ SummitBeijing: China finally broke its silence on the New Delhi G20 summit saying that the Declaration adopted by the member nations has sent a “positive signal” that the influential grouping is “working together” to tackle global challenges and promote world economic recovery.India on Saturday pulled off a big
India, France Discuss New Goals In Defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday reiterated their commitment to further strengthen defence cooperation through forward-looking alliances in design, development, testing and manufacture of advanced defence technologies and platforms.In their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit, they also agreed to expand defence production in India, including
We’re In Talks With 10-12 Countries For Defence Exports: Bharat Forge CMD Baba Kalyani
Baba Kalyani talks about the company’s business opportunities, expanding portfolio and R&D investmentThere is an urgent need shorten acquisition process to reduce military systems’ induction time from the current, almost seven years, said Bharat Forge Limited CMD Baba Kalyani. Acquiring time through emergency procurement is less than normal but big platform acquisition cannot be routed via this
Treat AI as your ‘crazy drunk friend,’ not like ‘peanut butter’: CIA tech chief
Intelligence analysts need to be especially cautious about artificial intelligence “hallucinations” or other false outputs, said the CIA’s Chief Technology Officer — but AI can also generate genuinely useful insights out of left field.