APRIL 23, 2026 - The Office of the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer for the Department of the Air Force announced, April 20, the public release of the DAF Data and AI Strategies. These strategies provide a strategic roadmap for the department to become an AI-first force, operationalizing data and AI as decisive force multipliers and strategic assets to maintain … [Read more...]

APRIL 22, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force, in conjunction with the Defense Innovation Unit, has selected three companies to potentially develop and operate a microreactor on a DAF installation, as part of the Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations initiative. The service announced on April 8 that Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, and Malmstrom Air Force Base, … [Read more...]

APRIL 22, 2026 - Nearly 3,000 cadets participated in the U.S. Air Force Academy's spring culminating exercise in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15-18. The exercise is rigorous, realistic, multidomain military training that develops cadets into combat-ready Air Force and Space Force leaders. "Our focus is forging these cadets into warfighters," said Air Force Lt. Col. … [Read more...]

APRIL 21, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $338.8 billion budget proposal today, a significant boost in funding designed to sharpen readiness, continue modernizing the fleet and underwrite deterrence while ensuring that any threat to national security can be met and, if necessary, defeated. If enacted into law as written, the combined budget for the Air … [Read more...]

APRIL 20, 2026 - The Department of the Air Force has awarded Via Science, Inc., a leading provider of AI technologies, Impact Level 5 Authority to Operate for its eJARVIS application. The eJARVIS application (a USAF-configured version of VIA’s dual-use commercial Share Less, Ask More Artificial Intelligence solution) delivers fast, secure data access for rapid installation … [Read more...]