Ask-Me-Anything sessions set to demystify Spark Tank process

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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- In an effort to demystify the Spark Tank process for Air Force Materiel Command innovators, the Commanders Accelerated Initiatives team will host a series of virtual “Ask-Me-Anything” events on Microsoft Teams throughout the month of July. Read more about Ask-Me-Anything sessions set to demystify Spark Tank process
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Space Runs on Open Source Software. The US Air Force Is Fine With That

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Open source software has a mixed reputation for security, yet it drives commercial space enterprises such as SpaceX and Starlink—and increasingly, U.S. military space efforts. But Lauren Barrett Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, says her service has taken steps to keep key data safe. Read more about Space Runs on Open Source Software. The US Air Force Is Fine With That
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Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Hbcu) Led University Affiliated Research Center (Uarc)

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‘Tactical Autonomy’ is defined as autonomous systems acting with delegated and bounded authority of humans in support of tactical, short-term actions associated with a longer-term strategic vision. The objective of the Tactical Autonomy program is to develop and demonstrate autonomous technologies that will enable various AF / USSF and Department of Defense (DOD) mission sets, with minimal... Read more about Historically Black Colleges And Universities (Hbcu) Led University Affiliated Research Center (Uarc)
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Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

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The National Space Intelligence Center will be run by a new Space Force unit, Space Delta 18 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force on June 24 plans to formally establish the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Read more about Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Space Force envisions digital future for testing and training

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WASHINGTON — When Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman thinks about how the Space Force will train its Guardians and test its systems in the future, he pictures an integrated, digital infrastructure. Saltzman, the service’s deputy chief of space operations, cyber and nuclear, envisions a future testing and training enterprise where space operators can connect virtually to practice tactics and new satellites... Read more about Space Force envisions digital future for testing and training
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DAF seeking science research partnerships with HBCUs

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The Department of the Air Force is working with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering to create the first University Affiliated Research Center led by a Historically Black College or University and is soliciting HBCUs with high-research activity ratings to apply. The new research center will be focused on tactical autonomy. The DAF and Department of Defense have... Read more about DAF seeking science research partnerships with HBCUs
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Neurovation Labs Awarded Additional Air Force Phase II Contract Worth $1.25M to Develop Tools to Mitigate PTSD and Other Brain Traumas

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NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurovation Labs, Inc., a biotechnology company developing the first objective diagnostic and companion treatment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), today announced that it has been awarded a second U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Direct to Phase II contract through AFWERX and Air Force Research Lab (AFRL). This contract... Read more about Neurovation Labs Awarded Additional Air Force Phase II Contract Worth $1.25M to Develop Tools to Mitigate PTSD and Other Brain Traumas
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US Air Force’s ‘flying car’ coming to an exercise near you

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The Air Force is on track to buy and start fielding its first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft that could carry passengers or cargo under the Agility Prime program in 2023. This year, the service is bringing these “flying cars” to more exercises and demonstrations as it gets airmen — and the public — used to the concept. Read more about US Air Force’s ‘flying car’ coming to an exercise near you
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Space Force rolls out cybersecurity standards for commercial providers of satellite services

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WASHINGTON — The Space Systems Command on May 26 rolled out a new process to assess the cybersecurity of commercial satellite operators that do business with the Defense Department. Under the Infrastructure Asset Pre-Approval program, or IA-Pre, commercial suppliers of satellite-based services are evaluated based on their cybersecurity practices and systems. Those suppliers that pass the... Read more about Space Force rolls out cybersecurity standards for commercial providers of satellite services
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AFRL sponsorship recipient wins NASA space manufacturing contract

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WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OH. -- Air Force Research Laboratory research sponsorship recipient, United Semiconductors, LLC (USLLC), is one of eight companies selected to work on a three-year, $21 million NASA contract to manufacture tools in space. Almost two decades ago, AFRL’s photonic materials branch began collaborating with Professor Partha Dutta at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute... Read more about AFRL sponsorship recipient wins NASA space manufacturing contract
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