The Pentagon says it is making progress in developing weapons for its newest battleground – cyberspace – but still faces funding, technology and policy challenges. US Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Basla, vice commander of Air Force Space Command, told industry officials on Monday the service was approaching its work on cyber capability as it would any other major weapons system.
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After decades waiting in the wings, the rotorcraft R&D community is mobilizing to develop what could become the U.S. Army’s first clean-sheet design since the 1970s.
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Almost since the beginning of air traffic control in the U.S., the interaction between pilots and controllers has been based on talking via radio. But voice communication, like radar, is about to be overtaken by new technology. The FAA aims to establish a data communications network to shift most controller-pilot messages—more than 1.2 million a day—to a digital text-based system.
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