How the Air Force is revamping its acquisition shop with new ‘portfolios’

USVs are proving popular items to show off at DIMDEX.

The company will focus on “the development, production, and lifecycle support of loitering munitions and smart weapons for Spanish and European defence programmes,” EDGE said.

Instead of needing a specially trained human to remote pilot each drone or robot-boat, the Pentagon wants any servicemember to be able to give orders in plain English.

“We really haven’t received any answers about how you feel about the responsibilities you’re about to take on. It’s okay to tell us, and actually would be helpful,” Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker interjected…

“For years we’ve been trapped by the color of money,” Army Undersecretary Michael Obadal said. “We try to buy modern, agile software with rigid funding authorities, and predictably….it doesn’t work.”

Slingshot’s TALOS AI tool will be integrated into Space Training and Readiness Command’s classified training operations, according to the company.

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“If we’re just sitting on the accounts, and we’re waiting on the requirements, we’re figuring things out, it’s not going to change the service to be the service that America needs,” said Sean Plankey, senior advisor on the Coast Guard to…