The launch of the fifth AEHF satellite has been delayed following a battery failure. In this photo, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches the AEHF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida in the early-morning hours of Oct. 17. (United Launch Alliance)

A new Air Force satellite won’t launch until July now

The launch of the fifth Advanced Extremely High Frequency, which was slated for June 27, has been delayed due to a battery failure.

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Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, speaks to a crowd of small businesses, venture capitalists and Airmen during the Inaugural Air Force Pitch Day in Manhattan, New York, March 7, 2019. (Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr./Air Force)

Watch this space: Air Force announcing pitch days

The Air Force will host Shark Tank-style events to award funding quickly and bypass the traditional award process in sectors including space, hypersonics and ISR.

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Drones, like the MQ-9 Reaper, collect hours and hours of detailed footage with every flight. Right now that footage is mostly parsed by humans, but the Pentagon has invested in programs like Project Maven to develop artificial intelligence tools that can assist in processing the footage. (Chase Cannon/Air Force)

Here’s what an AI code of conduct for the Pentagon might look like

In the debate over artificial intelligence, both sides may not actually be talking about creating new ethics, but rather discussing a code of conduct for how AI will be used and monitored. Here is one path for how developing a code of conduct might begin.

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The Adaptable Lighter Than Air (ALTA) balloons are designed to navigate through winds by changing altitude. (DARPA)

This military UFO made a Midwest appearance

DARPA's unmanned floating object had theories in Kansas City ballooning.

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Using AI, DIU found they could predict 28 percent of unscheduled maintenance on the E-3 Sentry across six sub-systems and 32 percent of on the C-5 Galaxy across 10 sub-systems, according to the office's annual report. (Senior Master Sgt. Roger Parsons/U.S. Air National Guard)

Could these 5 projects transform defense?

The Defense Innovation Unit is working on several projects aimed at improving defense by adopting and adapting commercial solutions.

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