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Air Force

Air Force Details Six Cyber Capabilities That Are Now Weapon Systems

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

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The Air Force approved six cyberspace capabilities as weapon systems, which will help position them for continued management and sustainment funding, according to a key service official. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Vice Commander Lt. Gen. John Hyten told an audience last week at the National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., that the approval helps the effort to normalize cyber operations in the Air Force. Air Force spokesman Lt. Col. John Sheets said the six capabilities that became weapon…

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