In the Nevada desert, the U.S. military prepares for a new kind of warfare

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Steve Marcus

An F-15 fighter jet takes off during Red Flag 13-3 exercises at Nellis Air Force Base Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.

Tue, Aug 9, 2016 (12:38 p.m.)

U.S. military officers had just finished a mission in the Air Force’s premier exercise to train pilots for air-to-air combat, and something had gone wrong: Rank-and-file troops expected to carry out cyberattacks on enemy air defenses deviated from their plan without warning commanders and pilots.

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