The chief information officers of the Defense Department and Director of National Intelligence have signed a memorandum of agreement to “achieve seamless sharing and multi-partner operations” through Web-based capabilities. The intent is to provide both better analysis and increased access between DOD and the Intelligence Community. The two agencies plan to jointly develop standards, rules, and interoperable secure infrastructure services, per a Pentagon release.
The Air Force is leaning toward a less-sophisticated autonomous aircraft in the second increment of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, the services chief futurist said. He also suggested that the next increment of CCA may be air-launched, a la the "Rapid Dragon" experiments conducted by the service in recent years.