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Air Force To Have Fully Integrated Network By Spring 2014

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

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The Air Force will have a fully integrated, service-wide network by next spring, according to Air Force Space Commander Gen. William Shelton. Following a growing trend across the military, the Air Force will finish consolidating its disparate networks into the “AFNet” to increase efficiency, reduce maintenance and drive down costs. “We’ll have a single enterprise network with consistent standards–one that we can defend,” Shelton said at an Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) meeting. Shelton said Air Force Space…

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