Ideas
AFA Conference Wire: Keeping AI Safe From Bad Data
News and notes from the 2021 Air Force Association's Air, Space & Cyber conference.
Threats
Racial Division, Troops’ Role in Protests Has Hurt Minority Recruiting, Air Force Says
Black interest in military service plummeted after the George Floyd protests. Can the Pentagon undo the damage?
Threats
Air Force Secretary Warns of China’s Burgeoning Nuclear Arsenal, Reveals B-21 Detail
Frank Kendall also criticized Congress for not allowing the Air Force to retire old, unneeded warplanes and questioned the need for hypersonic weapons.
Ideas
AFA Conference Wire: Force Mixes and COVID Masks
Vaccine cards and masks are back on the agenda for the 2021 Air Force Association.
Threats
The Marines Are Copying the Air Force's Efforts to Counter Online Disinformation
Meanwhile, the Army is trying to get inside perpetrators' OODA loops.
Threats
One in Three Women in Air Force, Space Force Have Experienced Sexual Harassment
Inspector general investigation into gender, race disparities also found minorities, women far less likely to hold leadership posts.
Business
Conference Wire: Navy Eyes Greater Space Capabilities
The final day of the 2021 Space Symposium saw Navy officials talk—just a bit—about their plans.
Business
Conference Wire: More Stuff in Space
The 2021 Space Symposium rolls on with a big jump in low-Earth-orbit objects and some early birthday cake.
Business
Conference Wire: US Space Command Hits a Milestone
Day 2 of the 2021 Space Symposium saw a slew of announcements about the Pentagon's still-reorganizing space community.
Policy
Air Force’s Kendall Creates Space Acquisition Office, Accelerates Absorption of Space Development Agency
And the new service secretary is asking Congress to allow him to move faster yet.
Business
Conference Wire: The Space Symposium Must Go On
In this edition of Conference Wire, a preview of the conference's top agenda items.
Business
