{"id":38691,"date":"2019-07-10T18:56:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/10\/air-force-unveils-digital-air-force-initiative\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:35:07","slug":"air-force-unveils-digital-air-force-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/07\/10\/air-force-unveils-digital-air-force-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force unveils \u2018Digital Air Force\u2019 initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is launching a \u201cDigital Air Force\u201d initiative aiming to revamp its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/newsletters\/daily-brief\/2019\/01\/18\/will-enterprise-it-as-a-service-create-a-more-digital-air-force\/\" target=_blank>data management, IT architecture and business operations<\/a> so the force will remain competitive against adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur advantage in future battles depends on our ability to fuse vast amounts of data to accelerate our decision cycle to guarantee the success of any mission,&#8221; said acting Air Force Secretary Matthew Donovan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/1899838\/donovan-stresses-digital-air-forces-importance-and-necessity\/\" target=_blank>in a news release Tuesday<\/a>. \u201cVictory in combat will depend on us becoming a Digital Air Force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means the Air Force must establish tools to efficiently generate information and data in real-time to help the service make informed and quick decisions, he said. &#8220;Doing so will allow the Air Force to rely less on personal experience or intuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Digital Air Force initiative, detailed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/Portals\/1\/documents\/2019%20SAF%20story%20attachments\/USAF%20White%20Paper_Digital%20Air%20Force_Final.pdf?ver=2019-07-09-181813-390&#038;timestamp=1562710801965\" target=_blank>July white paper<\/a>, focuses on eliminating \u201cantiquated processes\u201d and overhauling how the service curates, uses and shares data and information, amid difficulties coordinating systems across air, land, sea and cyber domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, the initiative calls for cultivating a 21st century IT infrastructure that can react to the demands of modern combat. 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