Defense Systems
Lt. Gen. William Shelton nominated to replace Lt. Gen. Michael Peterson
Lt. Gen. William Shelton has been renominated for the rank of lieutenant general and nominated to replace Lt. Gen. Michael Peterson as the Air Force’s chief information officer and chief of warfighting integration in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
Defense Systems
Air Force leaders step down
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley told reporters that failure to maintain consistent technical and process discipline was the primary cause of the slips in nuclear security that ultimately led to his firing.
Defense Systems
Debriefing: Joint Space Operations Center's departing director, Col. Stephen Whiting
Defense Systems contributor Sami Lais spoke recently with Air Force Col. Stephen Whiting, former JSpOC commander and director. In June, Whiting handed over command of JSpOC to Col. Richard Doltz after being selected for the Chief of Staff Air Force Fellows program.
Defense Systems
Waved off
Once again, errors in the procurement process have thrown a major Air Force program’s future into doubt. And critics say that the Government Accountability Office report’s damning tone in this case indicates a wider problem in defense procurement.
Defense Systems
Self-Healing Aircraft
Researchers develop a liquid healing agent for the skins of aircraft and missiles
Defense Systems
USAF spends on flexible microcircuits
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is funding research on thin,flexible transistors that could be developed into high-performance optoelectronics.
Defense Systems
Shifting frequencies: The Joint Tactical Radio System is a key element in DOD’s shift to network-centric operations
The changes made in the JTRS radio program have changed the game of development and procurement of communications gear — and might have provided a new model for joint systems development
Defense Systems
Fighter helmet provides 'see-through' display
Using a helmet-mounted display that projects computer-createdsymbols directly on the helmet’s visor, F-35 pilots will also be ableto see a 360-degree infrared image of the ground beneath them duringnight flights.
Defense Systems