Air Force cyber official says AI could help DAF sort through nearly 2.5 million daily cybersecurity alerts

Air Force cyber official says AI could help DAF sort through nearly 2.5 million daily cybersecurity alerts
Air Force cyber official says AI could help DAF sort through nearly 2.5 million daily cybersecurity alerts

“What I tell people is we’re not going to mass [hire] our way out of this. We’re not going to be able to hire more people to monitor all the sensors, and so we’ve got to be smarter with the technology that we have,” Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, commander of the 16th Air Force, told Breaking Defense.

Air Force Awards $95M For Cyber Intelligence

Air Force Awards $95M For Cyber Intelligence
Air Force Awards $95M For Cyber Intelligence

The investment is a sign of the Air Force’s commitment to fighting war effectively across all domains, including cyber and its electronic warfare cousin.

Aging Air Force IT ‘Biggest Challenge’ To JADC2 Progress

Aging Air Force IT ‘Biggest Challenge’ To JADC2 Progress
Aging Air Force IT ‘Biggest Challenge’ To JADC2 Progress

“Our ability to get out from underneath our infrastructure is probably our biggest challenge,” Lt. Gen. Tim Haugh, head of 16th Air Force, says.

AF Should Consider New Combined ISR/Cyber/EW Command: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan

AF Should Consider New Combined ISR/Cyber/EW Command: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan
AF Should Consider New Combined ISR/Cyber/EW Command: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan

“There are a lot of autonomous systems in DoD today. There are very few, and I would say really no significant, AI enabled autonomous systems,” says Shanahan, who is trying to change that.

Air Force Wants Multi-Platform Jammers To Support MDO

Air Force Wants Multi-Platform Jammers To Support MDO
Air Force Wants Multi-Platform Jammers To Support MDO

The RFI is one of the first industry solicitations since the Air Force announced in April 2019 an overhaul of its EW operations to counter Russian and Chinese advances, and to enable multi-domain operations.