The Global Cyberspace Integration Center at Langley AFB, Va., is getting ready to field the Theater Battle Management Core System Service Pack 7. This “critical system upgrade” will enable TBMCS, at USAF’s Falconer air and space operations centers, to automatically interface with Air Mobility Command’s Global Decision Support System 2, providing air mobility fleet data to combat air forces, reports Capt. Larry van der Oord.
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.