Daily Report

May 10, 2017

Air Force, Boeing Demonstrate Cross Generation Fighter Communication

Communication between fourth and fifth generation fighter aircraft recently took a major step forward as the Air Force successfully demonstrated a new secure networking system. Two F-15Cs carrying the Boeing-developed Talon HATE networking system shared information to Link 16, Common...

AFSOC to Up Armor Ospreys

Air Force Special Operations Command will up-armor its CV-22 Osprey fleets through a sole source contract to Florida-based The Protective Group, according to a notice posted this week. The Advanced Ballistic Stopping System is a panel system to be applied...

Rogers: Separate Cyber Force Not Necessary

Despite an increasing need to grow the ranks of cyber operators in the US military, the Pentagon should not create a separate service to focus on online operations, the head of US Cyber Command told lawmakers Tuesday. Adm. Mike Rogers,...

VC-25A Oxygen System Contaminated Due to Lapse in Maintenance Procedures

Three mechanics failed to follow proper cleaning procedures on a VC-25A undergoing regular heavy maintenance, causing contamination of the aircraft’s oxygen system, according to an abbreviated accident investigation board report released late Monday. The contamination occurred at Boeing’s Port San...

RQ-4 to Land at Robins, Depot May be Coming

An RQ-4 is set to land at Robins AFB, Ga., this week, marking the first time a remotely piloted aircraft has flown to an Air Force maintenance depot. The Global Hawk is headed south for a paint job, “to prevent...

DOD Increases Intelligence Budget Nearly $2 Billion

The Defense Department has revised the Military Intelligence Program top line budget request for Fiscal 2017, increasing it by nearly $2 billion, according to a Pentagon announcement. The new top line budget is $18.5 billion, including base budget and overseas...