{"id":81784,"date":"2022-02-02T22:26:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/02\/data-and-rockets-us-military-eyes-new-tech-to-supply-far-flung-forces\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:53:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:53:26","slug":"data-and-rockets-us-military-eyes-new-tech-to-supply-far-flung-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/02\/data-and-rockets-us-military-eyes-new-tech-to-supply-far-flung-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"Data and rockets: US military eyes new tech to supply far-flung forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 If a war against a major adversary breaks out, it\u2019s going to require the military to resupply troops at a pace it hasn\u2019t seen in a long time, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/space\/2020\/10\/07\/the-pentagon-wants-spacex-delivering-cargo-around-the-globe-and-a-live-test-could-come-next-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Transportation Command<\/a>, said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And to keep up with that frenetic tempo, TRANSCOM is going to have to use machine learning and artificial intelligence to streamline its logistics operations, Van Ovost said in an online conversation hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/events\/conversation-gen-van-ovost-commander-us-transportation-command\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t afford to sift through reams and reams of data\u201d in a major war, Van Ovost said. \u201cWe really do need to apply machine learning and artificial intelligence to turn that data into knowledge, for which we can make decisions. Creating that decision advantage is going to give us that time and space and options for senior leaders to come up with different options to reduce risk, to increase effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Ovost said American allies and partners, as well as its potential competitors, are already making fast progress in these areas, and the U.S. must do the same at all levels to be more effective and efficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s the coin of the realm,\u201d Van Ovost said. \u201cIf we brought [data] all together, we\u2019d absolutely have a better picture of what we need to do, especially when we think about being jammed and unable to communicate. 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TRANSCOM has signed research agreements with companies such as SpaceX and xArc to see how the technology might work, including cargo loading and determining flight frequency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think, \u2018Why not?\u2019\u201d Van Ovost said. \u201cIf something is that critical, whether it\u2019s food or an electronic part that you absolutely have to have, why wouldn\u2019t we use that opportunity?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Space companies are already trying to sort out how to send rockets to Mars and safely land them, she said, and safely landing them back on Earth would not be that different, aside from slightly greater gravity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a little interesting to be able to think that you could fly a C-17\u2032s worth of stuff somewhere around the world in an hour,\u201d Van Ovost said. A C-17 can fly roughly 80 tons of cargo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Ovost also suggested this could be a way to swiftly deploy supplies for humanitarian missions quickly around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRANSCOM signed cooperative research and development agreements, or CRADAs, with SpaceX and xArc in spring 2020, and with Blue Origin last December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Van Ovost also stressed the need to modernize, and she said TRANSCOM must recapitalize aging and outdated assets ranging from steam ships to aerial refueling tankers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur ships are 46 years old in the reserve fleet,\u201d Van Ovost said. \u201cWe have steam ships \u2014 you can\u2019t even find engineers that work on steam ships, we have to keep 60, 70-year-old engineers around to keep running them. We must recapitalize that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The KC-10 Extender is also growing more expensive to keep in the air, Van Ovost said, and the military needs to increasingly work on replacing the KC-135 Stratotanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those tankers\u2019 replacement, the KC-46 Pegasus, is a very capable aircraft even beyond aerial refueling, aeromedical evacuation and cargo, Van Ovost said. She said its Link 16 capabilities will allow it to observe the battlefield and transmit data to other elements of the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can be an alternate C2 [command and control] node,\u201d Van Ovost said. \u201cIf we get cut off from main, can you have an airplane out there that does that work? 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