Lt. David Bailey, from Millersville, Maryland, assigned to air department’s primary flight control and air damage control division, gives the signal for an aircraft to take off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 15, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August Clawson)
Troy Meink appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his nomination to be secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C., March 27, 2025. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)
The full Super Blue Moon is centered in the spires of the U.S. Air Force Memorial early in the morning on August 19, 2024, in Arlington, VA. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visits the Anduril booth at the annual Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference in 2023. (Anduril photo).
“It is likely these areas of advanced military technology will be manifest through the increasingly widespread use of autonomy and automation, in all domains, but especially in…
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall flies in the X-62 VISTA in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 2, 2024. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales)
AI tests being conducted at Edwards Air Force Base will inform the service's testing efforts for future programs, such as Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
The U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters conducted a joint test mission for the XQ-58A on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Feb. 23, 2024. This test was the result of a collaborative effort between Kratos, the Marine Corps, the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Naval Air Systems Command, the Naval Warfare Center Aircraft Division, the 40th Flight Test Squadron and the 96th Test Wing. (Photo by Matthew Veasley)
Naval Surface Warfare Centers (NSWC) Crane is "seeking solutions that would successfully integrate existing autonomous air vehicle platforms and advanced communication prototypes allowing for secure tactical communications…