At the much-discussed current “strategic inflection point” the U.S. finds itself — considering geopolitical disturbances like the war in Ukraine and competition from the ‘pacing threat’ of China — achieving “cost-effective mass” is the most effective strategy for deterrence, argues Melissa Dalton, under secretary of the U.S. Air For...
The State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s potential $2.8 billion foreign military sales request to purchase from the U.S. government follow-on logistics and sustainment support services for its air force’s aircraft fleets and existing platforms. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed FMS deal covers support for ...
Francisco Salguero, a more than 25-year information technology executive, has joined the Department of the Air Force as chief information officer for Air Force A1 within the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, GovCon Wire has learned. In this capacity, Salguero will provide guidance for the development of plans...
Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei has assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, the scientific research and development detachment of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The Air Force said Friday the new AFRL commander was most recently the program executive officer for weapons and director of ...
Artificial intelligence has become a key driver of innovation and technological advancement both on and off the battlefield. The U.S. Air Force in particular has placed a heavy focus recently on adopting and integrating AI in multiple areas. Here are just a few of the Air Force’s key AI efforts: Gen AI Chatbots The Air...
The U.S. Air Force has issued a request for information to determine the availability of industry capabilities that could support the establishment of a globally connected network designed to provide deployed users with multiple transport paths to communicate with stakeholders in classified and unclassified environments. Air Mobility Command has ide...
The U.S. Navy has tapped Air Center Helicopters to provide cargo transfer services between ships deployed worldwide over a potential five-and-a-half-year period. The Burleson, Texas-headquartered airlift support provider will conduct vertical replenishment services under a $77.3 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Navy, the Department of Defe...
Kekolu Contracting has won a potential five-year, $200 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform construction work on real property at Eglin Air Force Base and related sites in Florida. The Department of Defense said Monday the Air Force Test Center at Eglin AFB launched a competitive acquisition process and received six offers...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $400 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide airborne mission networking system kits for the service branch’s MC-130 aircraft fleet. Sierra Nevada will also perform contractor logistics support, engineering services, program management and field service representa...
Venice Goodwine, the Department of the Air Force’s chief information officer, is slated to give a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit on July 23. Learn more about the DAF CIO, her career history and her accomplishments below. Who Is Venice Goodwine? Goodwine is the Air Force CIO and a member...
