SpaceWERX will reflect the closeness the new Space Force will have with the private sector, officials say.

The pandemic has been good for one facial recognition company, which inked two new contracts to install the technology at Air Force bases.

The 5G-enabled capabilities at Tyndall include a network of gunshot-detection sensors and an array of detection tools at the bases perimeter.

Assistant Secretary Will Roper says the service is looking for big ideas, but not necessarily moonshots.

Ten new companies will spend the next three months building counter-drone technologies and learning about the Air Force's need for this kind of tech.

The CSO is designed to be easier than the Federal Acquisition Regulation for both government and contractors.