Tag Archives: Will Roper

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch a bug bounty competition as part of its “Hack the Air Force” program to fortify the security of its satellites and supply chain, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. 

The U.S. Air Force plans to soon demonstrate a new concept designed to help the military manage battlefield assets for multi-domain operations, Fedscoop reported Monday.

Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, said the U.S. military should entice the country's venture capitalists to invest in novel defense technologies in order to keep ahead of China and “win the innovation battle,” Breaking Defense reported Thursday.

The Air Force Research Laboratory will introduce a program for private firms to demonstrate prototypes of a flying vehicle in military airspace, Military.com reported Monday.

The U.S. Air Force has appointed Col. Dale White to lead a new executive office that would focus on advanced aircraft and digital technology programs. USAF's new Program Executive Office for Advanced Aircraft stood up Oct. 2 at a ceremony where White also received appointment as program executive officer, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base said Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security has revived a program to identify airliners’ risks to cyber attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. DHS teamed up with the departments of Transportation and Defense on the reconstituted cybersecurity program, which will involve limited aircraft testing.

Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, has said that creating a Space Force may lead to reorganization issues at the service branch, Space News reported Wednesday.

Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, addressed the recent developments in the service’s Mad Hatter program, which uses Agile software development to address issues with the F-35 aircraft’s Autonomic Logistics Information System, during an interview published Monday with Defense News.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to acquire XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aircraft from Kratos Defense and Security Solutions to conduct further drone prototyping and experimentation activities, Defense News reported Monday.

The U.S. Air Force tested a prototype version of a hypersonic weapon aboard the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft on Wednesday at the Edwards Air Force Base. The aircraft held a sensor-only iteration of the AGM-183A Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon to collect external impact, vibration and handling data for the weapon and the B-52 unit, the Air Force said Thursday.