No Cyber War Department For The U.S. Air Force

Air Force Won't Lead Military in Cyber War
-- The Danger Room

For a while, there, the Air Force was selling itself as the only service that could lead the military through a cyber war. Now, the Pentagon chiefs have made it clear: They're not buying. All of the military services are going to have a role in fighting online.

“It rebuffs the Air Force grab for predominance in cyber operations,” a Pentagon official tells Inside Defense.

Last fall, the Office of Secretary of Defense pushed

For a while, there, the Air Force was selling itself as the only service that could lead the military through a cyber war. Now, the Pentagon chiefs have made it clear: They're not buying. All of the military services are going to have a role in fighting online.

“It rebuffs the Air Force grab for predominance in cyber operations,” a Pentagon official tells Inside Defense.

Last fall, the Office of Secretary of Defense pushed back an even more intense effort by the Air Force to grab control of the military's unmanned air force.

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My Comment:They have calculated that with budget cuts on the horizon .... this is one program that is too far in the future for the Air Force to handle by itself now.

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