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U-2, Other Platforms to Use Digital WIDOW Link to Air Operations Center

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U-2, Other Platforms to Use Digital WIDOW Link to Air Operations Center
A U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing prepares to land at Beale AFB, Calif. on Dec. 15 last year after flying with artificial intelligence that performed navigation and steered the plane's radar. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Airmen at Nellis AFB, Nev., are using the Web-based Information Dominant Warfare (WIDOW) software application, developed by the U.S. Air Force Kessel Run unit, to increase information exchange speed during Red Flag and Weapons School Integration (WSINT) training exercises, as the Air Force plans to field WIDOW as the digital bridge between Air Operations Centers (AOCs) and platforms, such as the Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon Lady. During such exercises, WIDOW is to allow the use of digital coordination cards,…

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