Air Mobility Command is repositioning several if its KC-135 simulators to improve access to them across the Total Force. These moves come as the Air Force is preparing to bed down the new KC-46A tanker. Among the changes, AMC is relocating one of the four KC-135 simulators at McConnell AFB, Kan., to Altus AFB, Okla., according to a May 1 release. This will create room at McConnell for the arrival of KC-46 simulators at a later date, states the release. McConnell is the Active Duty’s first main operating base for the KC-46. AMC also intends to shift a KC-135 operational flight trainer simulator from Pease ANGB, N.H., to Pittsburgh ANGB, Pa., in March 2016, states a second release. Pease is the Air National Guard’s first KC-46 MOB. Although the standup of the KC-46A fleet is a priority, the KC-135 remains the “backbone of our tanker fleet during this recapitalization process,” said Maj. Gen. Michael Stough, AMC’s director of strategic plans, requirements, and programs. AMC has 19 KC-135 pilot flight simulators and nine boom operator trainers at various locations, said officials.
Concerned about how artificial intelligence might be used to generate target lists or operational plans, lawmakers want to expand limits on autonomous weapons to address mission planning and target selection. The House Armed Services Committee's version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization bill would direct the Pentagon to revise Defense…