The Pentagon quashed a plan by the Air Force and other services to begin training personnel to work with the new National Security Personnel System. USAF has just contracted with a Virginia company to train its civilian personnel supervisors over the course of five years. A Dec. 23 memo put a hold on “NSPS-specific content training” for the month of January, saying DOD expected to provide a progress update early this month. The Pentagon needs “more time” to simplify how supervisors will measure performance and to ensure “the system is simple, clear, and understandable,” states the memo.
A semi-autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone shot down an air-to-air target in a Dec. 8 test supported by the U.S. Air Force, a notable milestone in the development of the loyal wingman-type drones that will join the fleets of the USAF, other American services, and allies and adversaries.
