{"id":14010,"date":"2019-11-12T20:27:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T20:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/12\/how-a-new-air-force-unit-could-help-beat-russian-air-defense-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:54:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:54:58","slug":"how-a-new-air-force-unit-could-help-beat-russian-air-defense-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2019\/11\/12\/how-a-new-air-force-unit-could-help-beat-russian-air-defense-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"How a new Air Force unit could help beat Russian air defense systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new Air Force unit is expected to generate \u201cunmatched\u201d capabilities for commanders at \u201ca speed and scale that we\u2019ve never seen before,\u201d Gen. David Goldfein, the service\u2019s chief of staff, said recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaders say the creation of 16th Air Force in October is transforming the way the service fights. The unit is the service\u2019s first information warfare numbered Air Force integrating global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber, electronic warfare and information operations under a single commander. Prior to its creation, these disciplines were spread out among different organizations, a setup that officials said slowed down operations against sophisticated powers, such as Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Air Force leader, Gen. James Holmes, head of Air Combat Command, said the new combination will make the service\u2019s cyber teams more capable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCyber teams are dependent on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cWe think we can present more robust teams [to Cyber Command] with better intelligence support behind them and present some information ops options \u2026 [at] a larger scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t