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Last Updated: Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 7:18 PM PDT
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Aerotech News
• Giancarlo Casem
Edwards Air Force base unveils new Flight Test Engineering Lab to enhance warfighting capabilities
By Aerotech News: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., officially opened its state-of-the-art Flight Test Engineering Lab (FTEL) during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late 2024, marking.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• David Roza
By-Product of DEI Purge: US Air Force Vets Find Their History Erased
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Some Air Force veterans and civilians have been surprised by what disappeared in a purge of diversity-related Air Force news content.
DefenseNews.com
• Rudy Ruitenberg
F-35 partners fully committed to program, Dutch defense minister says
By DefenseNews.com: Some European researchers and lawmakers expressed concern in recent weeks that America might block allies from using their F-35s.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
US Space Force Chief General Chance Saltzman “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites
By The War Zone: Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing. Chief of Space Operations Gen.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
You Don’t Need A Kill Switch To Hobble Exported F-35s
By The War Zone: The U.S. doesn't have to rely on a kill switch to rapidly degrade and soon end a foreign country's ability to use its F-35s.
Politico
• Daniella Cheslow
The US defense industry has SXSW surrounded. Multiple defense tech confabs have sprung up to make the increasingly lucrative connection between innovation and the armed forces.
By Politico: The defense industry has SXSW surroundedWith help from Alfred NgCrowds visit the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Conference and Festival on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• John Tirpak
US Air Force Cancels Life Cycle Industry Conference for 2025 That Was to be Held in Dayton, Ohio
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The Air Force won't hold its top industrial conference this year, citing efficiency directives from the Trump Administration.
