July 19, 2024 AFGSC’s local business partnerships boost DAF technological capabilities, modernization efforts Another win for DAF & American small businesses! To date the partnership between AFGSC and local small businesses have secured contracts totaling $240 million of outside AFGSC funding for 70 modernization technologies from U.S. small businesses, with an additional $74.3 million in pending contracts.
July 17, 2024 AFIMSC to showcase installation tech, tools at AirVenture Oshkosh Teams from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will demonstrate their cutting-edge technology along with that of the other five Air Force Materiel Command centers July 22-28 at the world’s largest fly-in airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
July 10, 2024 AFLCMC contract awarded for two satellites to build on existing weather data constellation Tomorrow.io was awarded the $10.2 million contract to manufacture, build and deliver two additional microwave satellites to orbit, where they will provide a cumulative 10 months of data across all on-orbit microwave sounder satellites.
Dec. 20, 2023 DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalists The Spark Tank team presented the top 15 ideas identified through pairwise voting and subject matter expert evaluations from this year’s pool of submissions. DAF senior leaders convened to review and discuss the merits of each idea, reaching consensus to identify Spark Tank 2024’s six finalists.
Oct. 11, 2023 Good cybersecurity hygiene protects work, at-home networks AFNET users must practice safe internet hygiene techniques to keep networks safe from cybercrime. These techniques are very important not only in the DOD, but also at home.
Aug. 16, 2023 DAF selects JetZero to develop blended wing body aircraft prototype The Department of the Air Force selected JetZero for the next phase of a blended wing body prototype aircraft project Aug. 16.
Aug. 10, 2023 EITaaS team conducts Wave 1 roadshow in preparation for DAF-wide rollout Following key leader engagements in early June, the Enterprise Information Technology as a Service “Wave 1” team conducted a roadshow at eight Air and Space Force installations June 26 to Aug. 4.
May 8, 2023 LRS Airmen create for warehouse of future Innovations sparked from the supply Airmen asking themselves how to improve their processes and work centers.
April 20, 2023 AF senior leaders discuss budget, aircraft procurement Air Force, industry, and academia leaders recently discussed the president’s budget request, the Secretary of the Air Force’s operational imperatives, and the service’s state of readiness.
April 4, 2023 Have 5tarboy: USAF Test Pilot School's Test Management Project utilizes new GPS system for better navigation guidance The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is known for providing high quality resources for greater aerospace testing. This was recently demonstrated through their partnership with Southern California based "StarNav" to test a unique GPS system.