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Gen. John Raymond, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command commander, discusses “Space Power: Warfighting in Space to Win on Earth” during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16, 2019. The ASC Conference is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales)

Space Force delegates acquisition authority to lower offices to speed up buying

Top contracting authority has been delegated to "experts in the field" of space operations to speed up the acquisition process.
Two L-39 Jets fly in tandem during a mock dogfight performance at the Air & Space Expo, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., April 28, 2018. The Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation provides dramatic flying displays to the entire world, pairing modern aircraft performances with fighter aircraft from the WWII, Korea and Vietnam eras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Sullivan)

The AI warfighter is coming, and it starts with dogfighting

DARPA's new Air Combat Evolution program is one step in a tall ladder to get warfighters to trust AI like they do fellow service members.
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