President Eisenhower approves the National Security Council’s recommendation for construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. Operational control of the DEW Line will be transferred from the US Air Force to the Royal Canadian Air Force on Feb. 1, 1959.
In an effort to improve connectivity aboard Air Force tanker and mobility aircraft, the Pentagon’s commercial technology innovation unit wants a system to install new applications on aircraft, such as a moving map display that helps aircrew see through the fog of war.
