A C-17 Globemaster, assigned to the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is lit up during the EAA AirVenture firework display in Oshkosh, Wis., July 25, 2024. The Experimental Aircraft Association hosted a week long aviation convention featuring multiple military aircraft and airshow demonstrations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Peterson) AUGUST 1, … [Read more...]
Kendall Delivers LCID 2024 Keynote
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall provides the keynote address on day two of Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) in Dayton, Ohio, July 30, 2024. Kendall provided an overview of the department’s effort to reoptimize for great power competition for LCID brings together Air Force leaders, uniformed and civilian airmen, and industry partners. This is the event’s ninth year and … [Read more...]
Dalton Emphasizes Air Force Priorities
JULY 31, 2024 - Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton reasserted July 29 during an appearance at the Brookings Institution the Air Force and Space Force’s priorities, including the need to modernize and move “holistically” in reshaping the services to meet global challenges. Dalton touched on those and other topics at some depth as well as the need for Congress to … [Read more...]
Air Force Evaluates eVTOL for Military Applications
JULY 31, 2024 - As the sun rose over Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, a quiet hum from an unusual aircraft signaled the start of another day of flight testing. Since mid-June, experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, have been working with Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology … [Read more...]
Marines Join Air Force’s AI Phantom Program
JULY 31, 2024 - For the first time, the Department of the Air Force-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Artificial Intelligence Accelerator has welcomed two Marines into the newest cohort of accelerator Phantoms, marking a significant milestone in the program’s reach. The Phantom Program, which admitted only DAF personnel up to this point, allows Airmen and Guardians to … [Read more...]