US Joint Forces Command has gotten approval to connect its Joint Training and Experimentation Network with Australia’s Defence Training and Experimentation Network. A Dec. 21 news release states that the hook-up will enable US and Australian forces to train together in a “live, virtual, and constructive environment.” The first connect opportunity will be Talisman Saber 2007, which will start in May.
In the face of Chinese war plans to disrupt U.S. command-and-control networks in the event of a conflict, the Air Force needs to focus less on its “connect everything” efforts and prepare its combat aviators to fight without a constant connection to higher-ups, according to a new report from AFA’s…