Inside the Air Force highlights

Some must-reads from this week's issue of Inside the Air Force:

1. The Air Force confirmed this week it will ask Congress to reprogram an additional $183 million for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent this year, hoping the intercontinental ballistic missile modernization program will remain ahead of schedule.

Full story: Air Force looking to reprogram $183 million for GBSD in FY-18

2. The Air Force has selected Boeing as the aircraft integrator for the B-52 re-engining program, and expects to have an approved acquisition strategy for the effort by September.

Full story: Air Force selects Boeing as integrator for B-52 re-engining

3. A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program hopes to develop tools to ensure autonomous systems act properly as they evolve with machine learning, and will work with Boeing and Northrop Grumman testbeds to vet those assured autonomy techniques.

Full story: DARPA launches Assured Autonomy project to ensure AI's credibility

4. The Air Force recently upped the funding ceiling of its new space prototyping consortium from $100 million to $500 million due to its initial success and popularity within the Defense Department.

Full story: Air Force increases funding ceiling for new Space Enterprise Consortium