Organizations
SAFAQ
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; Shipton served as military deputy here from August 2022 to December 2023
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Oversees Air Force R&D, acquisition, and sustainment with a $60B+ annual budget; identified as a likely office of primary responsibility for programs involving non-human technologies
Top-level Air Force acquisition office theorized to oversee UFO legacy programs through subordinate directorates
Parent office overseeing AQR, AQL, and AQX; suspected of involvement in UFO legacy program operations through its subcomponents