Tag: distributedoperations
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US Air Force ACE: Preparing Aircraft for a New Reality
Could aircraft survive and fight from improvised strips while enemy sensors circle? That urgent question sparked Agile Combat Employment — a 2021 doctrine that swaps big bases for dispersed, mobile, and resilient nodes and empowers frontline leaders to keep planes flying under fire.
Modern LVC Tools Essential for NAVPLAN Compliance
Training for tomorrow’s naval fights requires more than plane-and-range time — it needs LVC: live, virtual and constructive systems stitched together to deliver the reach, realism and repeatability NAVPLAN demands. Federating simulators, live assets and computer-generated forces lets the fleet rehearse complex, distributed missions at scale and keep readiness high without burning endless sorties.
Air Force Debuts Pilotless Cargo Flights in Pacific
Could cargo planes cross the Pacific without pilots in the cockpit? This year the Air Force quietly tested remotely‑operated cargo flights during REFORPAC to cut costs, ramp up sortie rates, and make supply lines across the vast Indo‑Pacific more resilient—while keeping humans firmly in control.
expeditionary foundry: Stunning Resilient Advantage
INDOPACOM’s “expeditionary foundry” is turning compact 3D‑printing toolkits into a frontline superpower—able to churn out drone frames, replacement howitzer parts, and other mission‑critical gear in hours instead of weeks. It promises huge gains in resilience and agility across the vast Indo‑Pacific, but also raises tough questions about quality, security, and how to govern a future where designs travel as easily as parts.
Agile Combat Employment: Essential & Risky Shift
Can a force built for big bases learn to fight from improvised strips under missile, cyber, and electronic attack? Agile Combat Employment (ACE) answers with small, mobile teams, palletized maintenance, and decentralized command to make aircraft harder to find, faster to move, and far more resilient in a contested world.