Director of SAF/AQR Discusses AF Technology Acceleration

In October, the chapter welcomed Kristen Baldwin, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering (SAF/AQR) to its webinar speaker series. Baldwin directs an annual $2.6 billion science and technology program; a $1 billion developmental prototyping and experimentation program; functional management of more than 14,000 military and civilian scientists and engineers; and the overseas international science and technology outreach program for the Air Force. She enlightened participants on a variety of topics focused on how her organization supports AF transformation and accelerating the fielding of capabilities. Areas of discussion included her organization's mission; how it is accelerating capability development and transition; its strategic priorities; digital transformation; human capital development and training; expanding partnerships with the defense and commercial industrial bases; technology transfer; experimentation; and a host of others, emphasizing that accelerating capability development and transition is an imperative to support the U.S. national strategy.

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