Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Continuing coverage of this year's AFA conference and a lot more Air Force news highlight this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Inside the Air Force's comprehensive coverage of this year's AFA conference continues:
Work envisions 'gradual' adoption of AI in Air Force Third Offset efforts
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Pentagon's No. 2 civilian suggested it is too soon to speculate about the doctrinal and force-structure implications of the Third Offset Strategy for the Air Force, noting the service will likely spend years experimenting with artificial intelligence capabilities before determining how to package new operational concepts and technology into revolutionary advances.
AFMC commander expects modest Third Offset funding increase in FY-18
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The head of Air Force Materiel Command said this week it is unclear when funding for Third Offset technology will ramp up in the service's budget request, but she noted that it is important that the service develop the necessary expertise before it invests the money needed to transition new concepts into actual technologies.
Air Force to update GBSD cost estimate based on industry feedback
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James acknowledged this week that the service's cost position on the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent differs from an independent Pentagon estimate, but said the service will continually update its numbers based on industry input over the coming years.
Gen. Rand: Law should change to protect nuclear sites from UAVs
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Legal issues need to be resolved before the service can effectively counter unmanned aerial vehicles near weapons storage areas, according to the head of Air Force Global Strike Command.
ACC head notes combat resource shortage as squadron update begins
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force lacks the resources and manpower needed to fulfill its responsibilities in all combat functions, Air Combat Command chief Gen. Herbert Carlisle told reporters this week.
The Small Diameter Bomb program is getting more money:
Congress approves Air Force request to boost FY-16 SDB I spending by 80 percent
Congress has granted an Air Force request to increase fiscal year 2016 spending on the Small Diameter Bomb from $69 million to $124 million -- an 80 percent hike -- to replenish stockpiles of the precision weapon the U.S. military is using at a faster rate than anticipated in the fight over Syria and Iraq, according to a service official.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter was brutally honest this week regarding lawmakers' proposed cuts to certain weapons programs:
Carter: Congress' cuts 'starve' new tech investments in favor of LCS and other priorities
Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticized congressional appropriators during a Sept. 22 visit to Capitol Hill, citing proposed cuts to an array of weapon system improvement programs including electronic warfare, undersea drones and missile modernization that fall under the Pentagon's push for "Third Offset" technologies.
Document: Senate hearing on U.S. national security challenges and ongoing military operations
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee is warning of a presidential veto to the FY-17 defense policy bill:
Smith weighs in on sage grouse debate holding up defense authorization bill
Republican efforts to oppose protections for the sage grouse are "veto bait" if they become part of the final version of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill, according to the House Armed Services Committee's ranking Democrat.