Overview
United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the US military. Funds autonomous systems development through SBIR/STTR programs, AFWERX, and direct contracts. Operates autonomous drones (RQ-4 Global Hawk, MQ-9 Reaper) and funds autonomous combat systems.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Robot
Focus
Location
Type
Autonomous systems
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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United States Air Force on the deployment map
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Safety record
No incidents on record for United States Air Force.
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Recent coverage
United States Air Force in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 11, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-05
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-05
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for United States Air Force.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning United States Air Force from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
The US Air Force's plan to upgrade its 70-year-old B-52 bombers is billions over budget, watchdog finds
The service is expected to start production of upgrades "with little to no developmental flight testing," the GAO report found.
US Air Force jet engine manufacturing plagued by ‘significant challenges’
Jet engine manufacturing is plagued by production delays, quality control issues and material shortages, the U.S. Air Force said.
US Air Force picks Longshot to test hypersonic tech with ground-based launcher
Longshot announced on July 8, 2026, that it has joined the U.S. Air Force’s new...
Anduril to Build Semi-Autonomous Fighter Aircraft for US Air Force - Thomasnet
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New American Fighter Giant Emerges as USAF Selects Anduril and General Atomics for Autonomous Airpower War Against China - Defence Security Asia
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How does Collins software boost Air Force autonomy? - AIM Media House
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Department-Level Exercise (DLE) Series - af.mil
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Autonomous Aircraft Market Size & Growth | Forecast [2034] - Fortune Business Insights
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Rolls-Royce secures US Air Force funding for AE-based autonomous fighter engine - FlightGlobal
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FAU’s CA-AI secures $2.2M U.S. Air Force grant for next-gen autonomous systems - EurekAlert!
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Reliable Robotics: $160 Million Raised To Scale Autonomous Aircraft Systems - Pulse 2.0
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Asylon Robotics Announces New Advisors, Additions to Leadership Team - Business Wire
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/us-air-force.md
- RSS feed: /companies/us-air-force/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b271aba9-ecbd-417b-8e19-53152d14641b
- Revision history: /companies/us-air-force/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place United States Air Force against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 6, 2026