Drones could be key to solving one of the US Air Force’s biggest training challenges
Using low-cost drones may finally give the Air Force a way to simulate a mass of advanced, fifth-generation fighters in training exercises.
‘Ender’s Game’-style augmented reality coming soon to Air Force’s 60s-era trainer
A recent test saw a real pilot with a virtual F-22 as a wingman going up against a virtual Chinese J-20. "It's crazy," the company's chief executive says.
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Inside The ‘Laboratory Of Premieres’ For French Air Power
Gen. Philippe Lavigne, the Chief of French Air and Space Force, walks Breaking Defense through a recent Pacific exercise.
Canada’s CAE Expands US Presence; Buys $1B L3Harris Training
For L3Harris, the sale helps it reach its stated goal of divesting 8 to 10 percent of revenue as part an overarching effort to reshape its business portfolio.
Sec. Donley On Readiness: Air Force Must Shrink Or Go Hollow — EXCLUSIVE
Michael Donley is Secretary of the Air Force. This is the third of four op-eds Sec. Donley wrote exclusively for Breaking Defense on the future of the Air Force. Today’s piece deals with the difficult decisions the Air Force must make to preserve its readiness to respond to crises around the world. We are running […]
Can NATO Get Its ACT Together? Alliance’s Only US-Based Command Takes On New Role
HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED COMMAND TRANSFORMATION, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA: A new era is dawning for NATO — though no one knows quite what it means. Now Allied Command Transformation, the only NATO organization headquartered on US soil, is driving an overhaul of how the alliance trains, strategizes, and shares the burden among its increasingly cash-strapped members in a […]
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Army Creates ‘Strategic Landpower’ Office With SOCOM, Marines; Odierno Defends Budget
WASHINGTON: Hey, you want Special Forces? The Army’s got your back. Want air defense Missile defense? Communications? Intelligence? Logistical support? Joint Task Force headquarters? Go Army! Just — just please, don’t cut our budget any more, okay? That was the subtext when Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno spoke this morning at the Center […]
Air Force Seeks Quick Fixes To Combat Chinese Electronic Attacks
NATIONAL HARBOR: As the US shifts its focus from low-tech Taliban “cavemen” to an aggressively modernizing China, the Air Force has launched an urgent effort to find near-term countermeasures against a foe that can jam sensors, hack networks, disrupt communications, and shut down GPS. “Mostly we’re looking at the next three to five years,” said […]