Air Force weapons officers are adding cyber security to their arsenal of expertise. On June 16, eight of these airmen completed the first cyber weapons instructor course at the Air Force Weapons School at Nellis AFB, Nev., said base officials in a release. These officers are part of an Air Force movement to bring increased cyber knowledge to the US military. “The purpose of this course is to refine these officers’ cyber skills and round them out by teaching them to be expert instructors, problem solvers, leaders, and tacticians, ultimately teaching them how to integrate the cyber piece with the entire spectrum of Air Force and joint capabilities,” said Maj. Brent Wells, operations director for the cyber WIC, in the June 18 release. “We want our graduates to transform and inspire our nation’s combat power,” said Lt. Col. Bob Reeves, commander of the 328th Weapons Squadron that runs the course. (Nellis report by 1st Lt. Ken Lustig)
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.