Supercomputer allocation enables Purdue hypersonic research

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Vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds (faster than Mach 5) experience tremendous aerodynamic stress. Purdue University researchers are investigating ways of managing that stress passively, using materials and geometry built into the vehicle’s body design. They have received a supercomputer allocation from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to enable large-scale simulations supporting current... Read more about Supercomputer allocation enables Purdue hypersonic research
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New Department of Air Force partnership brings cyber, space and information units closer

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The Department of the Air Force is tightening the linkage and relationship between its cyber entity and the Space Force to harden networks against threats and improve operational outcomes. The 16th Air Force announced in January that it is partnering with Space Operations Command (SpOC) in order to integrate space-based capabilities into all of its warfighting operations. Through the agreement —... Read more about New Department of Air Force partnership brings cyber, space and information units closer
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Air Force, Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power

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AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force’s senior civilian and military leaders, Feb. 12, unveiled sweeping plans for reshaping, refocusing, and reoptimizing the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in those domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition. Taken together, the changes made... Read more about Air Force, Space Force announce sweeping changes to maintain superiority amid Great Power
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JUST IN: On-Orbit Refueling a Top Priority for Space Force

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The Space Force requires advanced refueling technologies to enable greater mobility of systems in orbit, service officials said Jan. 31. U.S. Space Command leadership has called for a shift to what it calls “dynamic space operations,” moving away from static space systems to maneuverable satellites that can either move toward or away from potential threats. One obstacle to achieving the desired... Read more about JUST IN: On-Orbit Refueling a Top Priority for Space Force
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AFWERX launches new Prime program.

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX , the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory , announced the Innovative Capabilities Opening, or ICO, of Autonomy Prime Jan. 30, 2024. The newest innovation program in Prime, a division within AFWERX, will focus on the development and implementation of emerging autonomous... Read more about AFWERX launches new Prime program.
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Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program

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WASHINGTON — Freedom Space Technologies announced it is partnering with defense contractor Omni Federal to develop a next-generation ground system for U.S. Space Force missile-warning satellites. A subsidiary of Atlas Space Operations, Freedom Space provides a cloud-based software platform used to manage satellite ground systems. Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9.7 million... Read more about Freedom Space’s ground network software selected for U.S. Space Force program
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Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security

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Across the defense community, organizations are piloting projects and setting up task forces aimed at improving artificial intelligence integration into mission operations. In a recent interview series, defense leaders share their evolving cloud and AI strategies to drive mission outcomes, scale operations and secure their data and workloads. In the series, “ Accelerating the Mission with AI and... Read more about Defense leaders on accelerating mission with AI and security
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DoD "completely rewrites" classification policy for secret space programs

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WASHINGTON — Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has signed off on a new classification policy for space programs that discourages the use of Special Access Program status (SAPs) that dramatically limits clearances to handful of US officials — in hopes of opening still-secret programs to more stakeholders, including US allies and industry partners, according to a senior official. “What the... Read more about DoD "completely rewrites" classification policy for secret space programs
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Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is "acceleration pathways"

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to throw the weight of senior leadership behind the next step in its Replicator initiative: developing “acceleration pathways” for specific systems that meet operational criteria recently identified by the DoD’s number two official, a department spokesperson told Breaking Defense. “Now that we have selected capabilities, we will develop acceleration pathways for... Read more about Now that DoD picked first set of Replicator capabilities, next step is "acceleration pathways"

Space Force ‘days away’ from signing first commercial strategy

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The Space Force is on the cusp of releasing its first-ever strategy that outlines exactly how the service plans to buy from and partner with the commercial space sector for its missions. “We are days away, hopefully, from signing a commercial strategy,” Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of space operations for operations, cyber and nuclear, said during a Mitchell Institute webinar Friday. The... Read more about Space Force ‘days away’ from signing first commercial strategy
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