Gen. John D.W. Corley, the Air Force vice chief of staff, believes that technology is indispensable to defeating terrorism, shaping the decisions of other countries, and preventing non-state actors from using weapons of mass destruction, reports the Montgomery Advertiser in covering the Air Force Information Technology Conference in Montgomery, Ala. According to the newspaper, “thousands of industry players” absorbed the message.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III rebuffed criticism that the F-35 program has proved too costly and unreliable to serve as the viable backbone of America’s and allies' future fighter fleet on April 30. “I would not categorize the F-35 as a paperweight,” Austin said in response to questioning…