Friday, May 10, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
Delays to the Space Fence program, continuing coverage of this week's AFA conference and a new SIGAR report highlight this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest.
The Space Fence program has been delayed:
Space Fence IOC delayed seven months due to early schedule slips
Early construction and shipping delays have pushed initial operational capability for the Air Force's new Space Fence radar from September 2018 to April 2019.
The Air Force is setting up a new command-and-control center:
Air Force launching 'shadow operations center' at Nellis AFB to drive MDC2
The Air Force is standing up a multidomain command-and-control experimentation center, dubbed the "shadow operations center" at Nellis Air Force Base, NV, to turn ideas gleaned from this year's Enterprise Capabilities Collaboration Team into operational realities.
More Air Force news:
Yearlong Air Force S&T review to drive near-term investments, shift priorities
The Air Force will launch a 12-month review of its science and technology portfolio -- work that is meant to define the service's top research priorities and strengthen partnerships with the scientific community.
Nuclear ops leaders to draft plan to prepare personnel, facilities for GBSD
Air Force Global Strike Command is in the early stages of creating a road map to envision how the 20th Air Force, which oversees the military's intercontinental ballistic missiles, will transition to the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent over the next two decades.
Air Force eyes ISR, space for additional 'light' experiments
Textron's Scorpion jet holds "intriguing possibilities" for the Air Force's mix of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, the head of Air Combat Command said this week, suggesting the service may be in the market for a cheaper alternative or addition to legacy big-wing ISR platforms.
Air Force still evaluating business case for B-52 engine
The Air Force continues to evaluate its business-case analysis for an upgrade or replacement of the B-52 engine, and is weighing whether to request permission from Congress to pursue a unique approach to funding the effort.
Sierra Nevada Corp. bids to replace Huey while Bell passes
Sierra Nevada Corp. is offering the UH-60L Force Hawk, a modernized Black Hawk variant, in the Air Force's competition to replace its aging Bell UH-1N helicopters.
Check out our complete coverage of this year's AFA conference here.
The SIGAR has a new report out on the Afghan Air Force:
Special investigator urges DOD to draw up 'mitigation strategies' for developing Afghan Air Force
The Defense Department needs to learn from past failures and put mitigation strategies in place as it prepares to ramp up the development of the fledgling Afghan Air Force, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
Document: SIGAR report on reconstructing ANDSF