Inside the Air Force highlights

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

1. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is leveraging a range of industry and technological expertise as it looks to develop a new fleet of unmanned, swarming vehicles.

Full Story: DARPA draws diverse industry expertise for Gremlins UAS concept

2. The Federal Aviation Administration said this week it is willing to take over the space traffic management role from the Defense Department, but said there is still work to be done to reach a consensus on how that role should be implemented.

Full Story: FAA officials says agency willing to carry space traffic management role

3. Industry confirmed this week that included in the Air Force's locked draft request for proposals to build the next family of intercontinental ballistic missiles is an option to explore the development of mobile launchers in the future.

Full story: USAF and industry exploring mobile ballistic missile option for ICBM replacement