AETC Steps Out With “One-for-All” Desktop: Air Education and Training Command officials say AETC is set to introduce the first across-the-board standard desktop computer configuration in January. The effort is part of a 5-year, $70 million Air Force Microsoft Services contract. Officials expect the standardization move will, above all else, provide greater computer security. TSgt. Eric Mikkelsen says AETC has seen some 8,000 computer intrusions into its systems this year. He adds, “security will be increased exponentially” because of centralized management.
In AI Experiment, UK and US Simulate Adjacent Operations
Oct. 20, 2021
Held an ocean apart but simulating adjacent military forces, a virtual demonstration Oct. 18 gave the U.K. and U.S. militaries cause to project optimism over someday jointly adopting artificial intelligence “that can learn in the field.” The test represented “just the first step” on the way to an “experimental trial…