The Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center at Langley AFB, Va., led the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2008’s first quarter event, which ended Friday, reports Capt. Larry van der Oord. The center was looking for gaps in military capability, working from “the strategic all the way down to the tactical level,” said Brig. Gen. Mike McClendon, center commander. He said that’s a first in a machine-to-machine collaborative environment. The experiment explored 11 different initiatives, involving more than 600 participants at 17 locations.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.