Air Force to hold industry day on new capabilities development structure

The Air Force will shed more light on its new structure for requirements generation and capabilities development in an online, unclassified industry day Nov. 14.

The “process-focused, non-technical” information session, the service announced yesterday, is designed to provide insight into how the Air Force has changed its capabilities development process as part of the service’s greater plan to restructure to compete against the pacing challenge, China.

Capabilities development will now be handled by three new organizations -- Integrated Capabilities Command, the Integrated Capabilities Office in the secretariat and the Integrated Development Office within Air Force Materiel Command -- as laid out in Secretary Frank Kendall’s “Reoptimization for Great Power Competition” plan announced in February.

ICC, which was provisionally stood up last month, will be the requirements generator for the Air Force. By creating the command, the service has one organization thinking about needed capabilities across the service rather than what is needed within one major command.

ICO, which stood up in July, works with senior leaders to create modernization plans across the Air Force Department, including the Space Force.

IDO, which also stood up last month, houses the acquirers for the service and will also oversee development and sustainment of various programs.

The industry day aims to tell businesses and other stakeholders how and when to work with the different organizations, according to the notice.

Those who would like to participate in the online industry day should register in advance as the presentation may be capped and participation is on a first-come, first-served basis, the notice states.