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The Space Hour

A sneak peek at the newest class of engineers from an Air Force and NASA collaboration

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and NASA are collaborating with eight American universities for the second year of the Mission Concept Program.

Defense News

New way emerges to test, validate military grade lasers

Defense

Cyber risks to defense industrial supply chains are ‘substantially worse’ than other concerns

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This Air Force technologist has helped spread the internet everywhere

Space Operations

Space Force tests out wearable device to track guardians' fitness

Defense

Space Force takes holistic approach to fitness

Off the Shelf

Using AI to enhance warfighter performance

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Simulated pilot training has come a long way

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Air Force researchers develop a new approach to secure information delivery

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Air Force strengthens its innovation portfolio with AFWERX 3.0

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Air Force Research Laboratory improves networks
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Federal Newscast

EPA changing onboarding process due to pandemic's effect on the workplace

FILE - Passenger flights land and take off at Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., across the Potomac River from Washington, Wed., Jan. 19, 2022. A congressional committee is looking into the controversy over the launch of new high-speed wireless service and whether it poses any threat to airline safety. A House committee on Thursday, Feb. 3, heard testimony from the head of the Federal Aviation Administration, airline groups and a trade group for telecommunications companies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal Newscast

Congress wants regular updates from FAA on any issues that arise from 5G growth

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Space Operations

Air Force innovator's new job takes him to Space Force

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Federal Newscast

While the Pentagon is doing more business with small companies, the list of candidates is shrinking

A Skyborg conceptual design for a low cost attritable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. (Air Force Research Laboratory artwork)

Air Force

A new way for the Air Force to make sure good ideas don't get lost in the clouds

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The Space Hour

AFRL going through another round with its university nanosatellite program

A Skyborg conceptual design for a low cost attritable Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. (Air Force Research Laboratory artwork)

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Air Force Skyborg program awards new contracts for further development

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The Space Hour

AFRL's latest call for new space technology

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo released by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operation test at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. California's Vandenberg Air Force Base will be renamed as a U.S. Space Force Base. The name will be changed to Vandenberg Space Force Base during a ceremony Friday, May 14, 2021, on the parade field. The sprawling Central Coast base tests ballistic missiles and conducts orbital launches for defense, science and commercial purposes. (Brittany E. N. MurphyU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command via AP, File)

Space Operations

Space Force needs some shorter term investments to keep Congress happy

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DoD Reporter's Notebook

Army needs to take a better look at its lodging privatization places, watchdog says

The Department of the Air Force announced June 4, 2021, the designation of Rocket Cargo as the fourth Vanguard program as part of its transformational science and technology portfolio identified in the DAF 2030 Science and Technology strategy for the next decade. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

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Terrestrial rocket delivery is the Air Force's newest moonshot program

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Space Force sets up innovation hub to connect with commercial partners