Air Force
How the Air Force's Agile Acquisition Process is Impacting NGAD
February 22 by IDGA EditorIn order to preview this year’s Air Dominance Summit, IDGA is spotlighting a panel that will be discussing the Air Force’s acquisition process and its impact on air dominance efforts
Flying into the Future: The NGAD Program Explained
February 07 by IDGA EditorSince 2015, U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $4.2 billion to the NGAD program as part of the effort to replace or update the F-22 fighter jets by 2030.
T-X Integration and the Future of Fighter Pilot Training
November 01 by Elizabeth MixsonAn inside look into how the T-X Trainer will build the next generation of better, faster, stealthier and more lethal fighter pilots
Future Vertical Lift 2020: Getting Future Vertical Lift Off the Ground
May 30 by IDGA EditorA close look at the past, present, and possible future of funding for FVL.
Emerging Stronger In The Face Of Challenge: Military Flight Retention
August 14 by IDGA EditorPilot Retention Challenges & Emerging Solutions to Ensure U.S. Air Dominance
An Outlook on UAS: The Air Force Perspective
November 19 by IDGA EditorThe Airforce has traditionally been the frontrunner in unmanned flight. The below highlights how UAS has developed in the decade plus of war. Featuring comments by LtCol Jeffery Patton, Commander, 9...
More issues with the F-22 Raptor
July 31 by IDGA EditorIt seems as if there are even more problems on the horizon for the F-22 program. Much has been made about the Air Force’s recent issues with the fifth-generation fighter’s oxygen system...
Flight Test Diversity at Eglin AFB
May 22 by IDGA EditorEglin is primarily a weapons test facility, whose main goal is to satisfy the warfighter’s needs. Testing and evaluation, standardizing systems and weapons diversity are essential elements to...
Happy New Year
December 21 by IDGA StaffIDGA would like to wish all IDGA members, their family and friends a Happy New Year. Particularly those men and women in uniform, and those far away from their loved ones. Secretary of Defense, L...
Air Force Research Lab UAV Update
February 08 by IDGA EditorCol Jeffrey Turcotte, Chief of the Air and Weapons Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses the latest with Air Force UAV's at IDGA's UAV Summit that took place in April 2010. He de...
Technology Maturation for a Next Generation Tactical UAS
January 11 by IDGA EditorDavid Brown, Senior Aerospace Engineer in the Air Vehicle Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, discusses technology maturation for a next generation tactical UAS at IDGA's UAV Summit in...