The Air Force is in the market for "disruptive" new science and technology capabilities and is offering a $14 million pot for the best ideas. The service on Sept. 26 announced "Air Force Explore" as part of its "Science and Technology 2030" strategy, which wants to draw transformational ideas from across the country "to become the Air Force we need," Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, said in a news release. The service anticipates awarding four to seven contracts, each worth $1 million to $2 million, for suggestions focused on "global persistent awareness; resilient information sharing; rapid, effective decision-making; complexity, unpredictability, and mass; and speed and reach of disruption and lethality," according to the release. Submissions are due Nov. 11, and funds will be doled out by March 2020. Air Force Explore is a joint effort between AFRL, the Air Force Warfighter Integration Capability planning organization, and Air Force acquisition boss Will Roper.
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机译：空军正在寻找具有“破坏性”的新科学技术能力的市场，并提供了1400万美元的资金用于提供最佳创意。这项服务于9月26日宣布“空军探索”计划作为其“ 2030年科学与技术”战略的一部分，该战略希望从全国各地汲取变革思想，以“成为我们需要的空军”，少将威廉·T空军研究实验室司令库利在新闻稿中说。该服务预计将授予四到七份合同，每份合同价值在100万到200万美元，这些建议的重点是“全球持续的意识；弹性的信息共享；快速有效的决策；复杂性，不可预测性和规模；破坏的速度和范围和致命性”。提交截止日期为11月11日，资金将在2020年3月前发放。Air Force Explore是AFRL，空军作战人员整合能力计划组织和空军收购老板Will Roper的共同努力。
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