Airpower advocates are used to paraphrasing retired Gen. Chuck Horner, air boss of the first Gulf War, that little can be achieved in modern warfare without airpower. Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, offering the keynote address at the AFA convention yesterday, offered a new riff on that thought: “Without cyber dominance, all other domains are at risk.” Wynne said he is working on setting up a cyber command, and noted that cyber warfare can be conducted “globally, simultaneously, and on infinite fronts.”
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.