OCTOBER 27, 2020 - AFWERX is recommending more than 250 proposals as part of its X20D Small Business Technology Transfer, or STTR, Open Topic solicitation, a record in the program’s nearly three-decade history. “After successfully completing weeks of evaluations, selectees are undergoing final due diligence activities prior to proceeding to contract award,” said Maj. Jared … [Read more...]
Support Center Key to Disaster Recovery at Air Force Installations
OCTOBER 26, 2020 - When natural disasters strike installations, Air Force leadership immediately begins recovery operations to get missions up and running again as soon as possible. Requirement validators, in concert with financial experts, at the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center play an important role in that recovery. Using the Storm Damage Tracker … [Read more...]
Air Force Begins Rollout of High-Tech EOD Robots
OCTOBER 23, 2020 - The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate made its first delivery of the new medium-size explosive ordnance disposal robot to the field Oct. 15, to Tyndall Air Force Base. Over the next 16-18 months, AFCEC will deliver 333 high-tech robots to every EOD flight Air Force-wide, said Master Sgt. Justin Frewin, AFCEC EOD equipment program … [Read more...]
Air Policing Critical to Arctic Strategy
OCTOBER 21, 2020 - U.S. Airmen and F-15C/D Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, are deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, in support of peacetime NATO Air Police missions in the region. Iceland’s geography makes it a key NATO ally, with its strategic remote radar and communication sites, providing 24/7/365 air … [Read more...]
Historic Agreement Opens Defense Data to Academia
OCTOBER 20, 2020 - Data is a commodity that fuels the technological world. Data powers machine learning, drives advances in artificial intelligence and helps corporate and government leaders make better, more informed decisions. One of the largest owners of data, the Department of Defense, known for its steadfast protective oversight of this digital gold, embarked on a … [Read more...]




