An intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance capability initiative that would electronically transmit information to commanders is being tested at the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 at Nellis AFB, Nev. The new process would allow non-traditional ISR (NTISR) services to flow directly from aircraft to the Air and Space Operations Center and forward locations. The NTISR initiative will fill in current gaps with tactical forward sensor information through an Internet protocol-enabled network from aircraft with targeting pods, according to Maj. Simon Corley, the NTISR initiative lead. Several new technologies are being tested at this year’s JEFX exercises, including a new capability called Tactical Targeting Network Technology, which follows an Internet-based protocol system designed to quickly target moving and time critical targets, fully integrating weather data into the combined air operations center process.
The Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will host USAFA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark on an installment of its “Aerospace Nation” series. Clark will share his insights into how the Academy is preparing cadets to face today's global challenges, the implications of the creation of the…