Northrop Grumman will develop improvements to the Tactical Automated Security System used by the Air Force to protect troops and forward operating bases. TASS version 6, says a company news release, will significantly strengthen security. What is significantly? V.6 offers immediate display of launches of rockets, artillery, and mortars, not to mention location-specific warning of point of impact. Technology can be good.
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.