The Air Force has named Raytheon to pursue the next generation for the Distributed Common Ground System Integration Backbone. In a release, Raytheon notes that it first developed DIB under the DGCS Block 10.2 contract, delivering “more than 110 units of the software to integrate into their existing and emerging systems.” The company says that the DIB 1.2 will “extend the baseline architecture to address new requirements for more widespread sharing of data,” and will provide a means to introduce the latest technologies. DIB offers a Web-based application to share intelligence data regardless of service or intelligence agency. USAF has installed DIB at five sites.
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles have roared out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., for the last time. The 104th Fighter Wing’s last three F-15Cs departed the base Oct. 23 for the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ending the aircraft's era on the frontlines of homeland defense.
