China is accelerating the improvement of its military, drawing closer to parity with the US in a number of key technologies, and building a smaller but far more professional force of troops, according to a new Defense Intelligence Agency assessment.
Cyber
A council of colonels from the cyber warfare components of all four military services will be part of a multi-layered governance structure for Unified Platform, the new cyber weapons factory USAF is building for CYBERCOM, a USAF acquisition official said.
Satellite industry executives plan to form a government-backed clearinghouse to share real time cyber threat information to space assets amid growing concern about software vulnerabilities in commercial satellites used by civilian and military customers.
The Air Force wants to buy a cyber weapons platform that can arm the online warriors of US Cyber Command at the warp speed of the internet rather than the tortoise pace of acquisition—and it’s looking at proposals now.
Lyons said the US must treat cyber like any other operational domain, saying it's critical the United States understands the capabilities and intentions of its adversaries.
On June 5, a team including Air Force, CyberWorx, and industry partners presented the latest iteration of a cybersecurity tool to top USAF technology leaders.
There wa?s no Internet the last time USAF dealt with similar certification.
Thornberry said the Uni?ted States is being threatened by a range of Russian capabilities
The Air Force's limited and stressed fleet of tactical airlifters means US Transportation Command has had to increase the number of private contractor flights, the head of TRANSCOM told lawmakers on Thursday.