The Air Force Association’s annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference and Technology Exposition runs Sept. 18-20, 2017, in National Harbor, Md. It features a range of speakers, including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, as well as many industry leaders. Topics range from acquisition to the enlisted force, all focused around aerospace, cyberspace, and the US Air Force. For up-to-date information from AFA about the conference, click here. Track the conference on social media by following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, or by using #ASC17.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.