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Space Force Focuses on Fighting

The leaders of the Space Force foresee the service continuing to become more “lethal” in 2022...
Parker Downey, with Kitty Hawk, and Air Force Reserve Capt. Terrence McKenna, manually operate the Heaviside as external pilots through all phases of vertical lift and fixed-wing flight at the Kitty Hawk Corporation's facility in Palo Alto, Calif.

AFWERX Agility Prime completes first USAF-piloted flight of an eVTOL vehicle with partner Kitty Hawk

The AFWERX Agility Prime program took another step forward in December with the first government...
A Skyborg conceptual design for an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. [US Air Force]

Air Force Looking To Manned, Unmanned Aircraft Teaming

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall is starting programs for uncrewed combat aircraft as a cost...

USAF Looks to Small Businesses for Some F-22 Upgrades

The Air Force is looking for a host of F-22 Raptor upgrades and will seek small businesses to offer...
Emerging Commercial Markets

Emerging Commercial Markets

Agility Prime, the Air Force Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) program, is advancing...
Col. Charles Galbreath, Space Force deputy chief technology and innovation officer and Lisa Costa, Space Force CTIO. Credit: Lisa Costa via LinkedIn

Space Force chief technologist hints at future plans to build a digital infrastructure

Lisa Costa, chief technology and innovation officer of the U.S. Space Force, said the service is...
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