Lockheed Martin and Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, Mass., will be working together under a new three-year cooperative research development agreement, designed “to assemble a set of cross-domain decision-making tools with enhanced situational awareness capabilities and embedded simulation.” In other words, they expect to develop new computerized tools to share and display warfighting data, gleaned from numerous sources via Global Information Grid technology.
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.