The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board is examining four studies for fiscal year 2016 that focus on directed energy, anti-access/area denial operations, data analytics to support decision making and adaptive threats in electronic warfare. Board Chairman Werner Dahm and Vice Chair Iain Boyd briefed Inside the Air Force last week on three long-term studies, as well as a shorter-term study on directed-energy maturity for airborne self-defense applications. The board will begin meeting in January and will finalize the reports...