Jan 27, 2015 in late 20, muckrocks shawn musgrave requested a copy of the air forces cyber and information technology research investment report, which the agency was required to compile and submit to congress. Each area includes a technology focus in the near 15 years, mid 610 years and far term 1015 years. The air force released an overview of its 10year cyber warfare flight plan sept. The 2050 cyber army technical report tradoc g2 7 november 2016. It explains the mission of air force cyberspace command in the. Cyber change management a future vision for the cyber army of 2050 must account for the relentless ubiquity and. June 17, 2014 networks and cyber are the commanders business today and will be fundamental to executing the vision of force 2025, army senior leaders said. Safcio a6 1480 air force pentagon washington, dc 203301480 subject.
The united states air force is according to global engagement. Air force cyber vision 2025 idaho national laboratory. These are mission assurance and empowerment, agility and resilience, optimized humanmachine systems, and software and hardware foundations of trust. Maybury chief scientist 15 august 2012 distribution a. The official site of the air force life cycle management center. Air force cyberworx report 17001 functional mission analysis. Air force guidance memorandum 1 to afi 101701, command and control for cyberspace operations. Dedicated to making marines imbued with the ideal of selfless service to the nation. The army warrant officer 2025 wo2025 strategy identifies the ends, ways, and means to ensure us army warrant officers are technologically agile, adaptive, and innovative leaders trusted professionals who will maintain capability overmatch and effectively manage logistical demands to. Air force cyber vision 2025, a pdf report about military priorities. Jul 31, 20 global horizons follows last decembers cyber vision 2025 study, which articulates how the air force can leverage cyberspace as part of its missions while minimizing its exposure to digital security threats. Rand project air force, and it should be of interest to the cybersecurity and.
Washington afns the air forces top scientist presented the services science, technology, engineering and mathematics developments here sept. An aerospace perspective usaf cyber vision 2025 afspc 1921 march 2012 frank belz and joe betser the aerospace corporation computers and software division 20 march 2012 frank. The us air force completed cyber vision 2025, a science and technology blueprint to assure cyberspace advantage in the air, space, and cyber domains. Joint concept note 117, future force concept provides the principal defencelevel guidance and coherence for all future force development in the strategic headquarters and in all commands. Usaf center for strategy and technology air force center. Attracting, recruiting, and retaining successful cyberspace. The future afnet 2025 features a fully integrated, layered joint cyber battlespace across the. Our success as a corps depends directly on our ability to recruit, train.
Cyber vision 2025 is the af vision for the assured cyberspace advantage enabled by key science and technology advances where the af will lead,, g follow, or watch in the near, mid and long term key challenges include growing cyberspace threats, increased dependency and vulnerabilities, and resource constraints. The document, cyber vision 2025, discusses various methods and recommendations of how to protect our freedom in cyberspace for continued mission success for years to come. Air force planning ahead for future in cyberspace fcw. As noted in the us air force s cyber vision for 2025, assured success in cyber defense requires continued research to better understand and augment the performance and mental state of network. Mad scientist the 2050 cyber army technical report. That report concluded the air forces increasingly cyberdependent operations are at risk from malicious insiders, insecure. This publication represents a stepchange in our approach, from separate environmental to an increasingly integrated, joint concept. Mar 27, 20 the document, cyber vision 2025, discusses various methods and recommendations of how to protect our freedom in cyberspace for continued mission success for years to come. This air force cyber command strategic vision is a foundation for the tremendous work that lies ahead as the organization achieves initial operational capability in 2008 and postures for full operational capability in 2009. The recently completed cyber vision 2025 study provides the air force vision for cyber science and technology in the near, mid and long term, delineating where our service should lead, follow or watch in partnership with others. Revolutionary technology has presented cyber capabilities, which can provide decisive effects.
Air force magazine is the monthly journal of the air force association and among the worlds foremost publications on defense, aerospace, and airpower. Air force developing cyber vision 2025 study to include s. The current chief scientist of the united states air force is dr. Public release case no 20120438 5th international symposium on resilient control systems isrcs. In cyberspace, we must continue our ongoing development. It is designed to meet both todays and tomorrows challenges by supporting military readiness and investing in leadingedge innovation for the future fight. The air force is looking to the private sector to establish the most cuttingedge cyber capabilities and best practices, according to the rfi. Mark maybury holds forth on fending off cyber attackers, keeping humans in the loop during drone missions and outfitting. The department of the air force fy 2021 budget builds toward the future air and space forces we need to win against any adversary, across all domains. However, air force doctrine should address what unifies airmen.
Armed forces on 18 september 1947 with the passing of the national security act of 1947. Usafs plan for cyber advantage o americas cyber soldiers o exclusive interviews. Bae systems contracted for new thaad missile seeker defense news minute, march 17, 2020 bae systems will design a new infrared seeker for thaad interceptors, and two companies are moving on in a. Air force cyber command strategic vision foreword warfighters rely upon cyberspace to command and control forces in the 21st century. Cyber vision 2025 defense innovation marketplace dtic.
Marine corps vision and strategy 2025 section i vision chapter 1 marine corps vision 2025 the marine corps of the future will be the nations expeditionary force of choice. John wayne troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, third from left, hosts a pentagon news conference on the emerging warfighting domains of space and cyber, dec. A vision for the 21 st century air force moving from the air force of today, to an air and space force in the future, and eventually to a space and air force. Learn about great opportunities for enlisted airmen, officers and health care professionals. Deliver sovereign options for the defense of the united states of america and its global interests to fly and fight in air, space, and cyberspace. Some experts even think robots with artificial intelligence may help solve our security problems. Air force and department of defense space programs. Four crossdomain themes guide air force science and technology investments. Air force air force cyber vision 2025 i n t e g r i t y s e r v i c e e x c e l l e n c edistribution a. Space cyber merging of space and cyber missions by afspc afspc authored the space cyber portion of usaf cyber vision 2025 and led the malware tem mtem 2012 at smcaerospace. Crossdomain command and control enables crossdomain supe riority and the freedom of use of air, space, and cyberspace, leading. Air force photo by senior airman brett clashman the department of defense cyber strategy 3 the may 2011 department of defense strategy for operating in cyberspace guided the defense departments cyber activities and operations in support of u. Cyber vision 2025 iv executive summary cyberspace is essential to all air force af missions. Air forces top scientist unveils cyber vision 2025 u.
Cybersecurity futures 2025 insights and findings 2 project preface cybersecurity futures 2025 is a collaboration between the university of california, berkeley center for longterm cybersecurity cltc and cnas institute for public research, conducted in partnership with. Thus, in the air forces senior doctrine product, it is appropriate to use. Air force cyber vision 2025 outlines goals for nextgen. Air force research laboratory, griffiss institute, and red balloon security to launch sophisticated cyber challenge at defcon 27 afrl achieves recordsetting hypersonic ground test milestone air force research laboratory to join ibm q network as first dodled ibm q hub.
The air force is undertaking a comprehensive study of the shape and demands of its cyber mission through 2025, said air force chief scientist mark maybury the entire air force is engaged in this, this is not only a science and technology vision, this is also going to encompass what we call mission support, which includes acquisitions, accessions, policy, perhaps even doctrine, maybury. Command vision for us cyber command 5 9ec4c12949a4f31474f299058c e2b22a achieve and maintain superiority in the cyberspace domain to influence adversary behavior, deliver strategic and operational advantages for the joint force, and defend and advance our national interests. Cyberspace strategy for unified land operations 2025. Directive 1017, cyberspace operations, which tasks air force isr to. Air force i n t e g r i t y s e r v i c e e x c e l l e n c e air force cyber vision 2025 dr. An application of valuefocused thinking to future air and space capabilities. Usaf cyberspace science and technology vision 2012 2025. Cyber vision 2025 is the air forces effort in short, mid and longterm planning for creating an integrated, servicewide vision that supports its core missions. The future of the air force in cyberspace may become a. Mark maybury explores the background of the cyber vision 2025 study, the outcomes, aims, and challenges in the following idga exclusive. I have no doubt that you will continue to keep americas air force the greatest air, space, and cyberspace. Official website for the usaf center for strategy and technology. Overall, extracting value from the document will require adoption sustained effort across the science and technology, acquisition and operational communities, maybury said. Robotics that enable and augment humans and mitigate risk.
Cyber vision 2025 presents four core, integrating themes. Initially formed as a part of the united states army on 1 august 1907, the usaf was established as a separate branch of the u. As noted in the us air forces cyber vision for 2025, assured success in cyber defense requires continued research to better understand and augment the performance and mental state of network. It is a domain in which, from which, and through which af operations are performed. Translating the air forces cyber vision 2025 muckrock. The army warrant officer 2025 strategy us army combined. The 2030 operational environment emerging integrated and networked airtoair, surfacetoair, space and cyberspace threats, as well as aging and shrinking fleets of us weapon systems, threaten the air forces ability to. What does the cyber environment look like in 20402050 how will cyber influence. It articulates the strategic foundations of the force and the distinctive air and space power capabilities this force structure provides.
May cyber vision 2025 inspire you to advance the air forces assured cyber advantage to ensure the air forces ability to fly, flight, and win in air, space, and cyberspace. The recently completed cyber vision 2025 study provides the air force vision for cyber science and technology in the near, mid and long term. A new warfighting capability a research paper presented to air force 2025 by ltc william b. Air force looks to the future of cyberspace with new rfi. Shaud, phd general, usaf, retired director of air force research institute air university press air force research institute. We refer the reader to the af cyber vision 2025 report for additional. Vision unified responses across agencies regardless of sector or. In 2007, the air force deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs tasked air university to conduct a series of long range studies, now called blue horizons, looking 20 years into the future. Air force doctrine presents airpower as a unitary construct.
This research was completed as part of a project titled cyber mission. Two decades of continuous operations that began with desert shield desert storm 199091 and continued to the conflicts in afghanistan and iraq have resulted in airmen engaged in. Maybury, the air forces 33rd chief scientist, also pointed to the air forces new cyber vision 2025 document. Air force roadmap 2006 2025 open pdf 12 mb this air force roadmap is a capabilitybased force structure plan that conveys the planned recapitalization and modernization of the air force through 2025. In late 20, muckrocks shawn musgrave requested a copy of the air forces cyber and information technology research investment report, which the agency was required to compile and submit to congress. Global horizons follows last decembers cyber vision 2025 study, which articulates how the air force can. Dec 01, 2012 in each of the air, space and cyberspace domains, as well as in c2 and isr, cyber vision 2025 details the mission environment, identifies key findings and recommends strategic actions to ensure the cyber advantage. The air force is looking to the private sector to establish the most cuttingedge cyber capabilities and. Last march, that report came in, detailing where the air force wants its tech to be by 2025.
A dejargoned report shows usaf hoping to have a working version of skynet in ten years. Cyber vision 2025 is the af vision for the assured cyberspace advantage enabled by key science and technology advances where the af will lead,, g follow, or watch in the near, mid and long term key challenges include growing cyberspace threats, increased. Mike holmes, the commander of air combat command, makes a statement regarding coronavirus covid19 on march, 2020, at joint base langleyeustis, virginia. Subscribe to learn more about how the air force is owning the future. A professional team of elite, trusted, precise, disciplined warriors defending army networks, providing dominant. A perceived lack of clarity in the vision for the cyber workforce is hindering the. Air force cyberworx report 17001 functional mission analysis for the air force cyber squadron initiative design project conducted feb 17 feb 17 produced with input from numerous units including safcio a6, afa3, afspc a236, air university, the air force institute of technology, the joint space. Michael donley, secretary of the air force, 26 mar 2012. Aug 24, 2018 it is not required that a product address all aspects of the cyber threats to physical systems, but it is required that any solution that solves part of the cyber threat challenge be able to integrate well with other existing and potential solutions.