The Air Force wants cyber weapons that can knock out Russia’s air defenses

Logan Nye
Nov 1, 2018 8:30 PM PDT
1 minute read
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As foreign air defenses become more and more sophisticated, Air Force planners are working solutions to keep America's technical edge, an edge that has been narrowing for the past few years. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh wants cyber solutions to enemy systems like the Russian Buk, the probable weapon that downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. He's looking for cyber weapons that do things like filling an operator's screen with false contacts, stopping a missile from launching or, the ultimate solution, allowing a missile to launch before redirecting it to attack its own launcher.

For the full rundown, check out this article at Defense One 

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