Air Force officials are working on a new vision and governance structure for modeling and simulation that will improve cross-communication between M&S users. The new structure is meant “to enhance the framework” in which they “work together, share information, and create credible and reusable live and virtual representations of the battlespace,” said Brig. Gen. William Bender, USAF’s director of warfighter systems integration. The planned revision to Air Force Policy Directive 16-10 is still in the works, but officials say the changes will help commanders assess the changing battlespace and adapt to new complexities. “We can model a campaign for 180 days of combat involving airmen and [computer-generated] entities to give us a sense of ‘what if,'” explained Bender. This includes looks at force structure. (SAF/PA report by MSgt. Angelita Colón-Francia)
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
