Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

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How JADC2 is like a high-tech grill, according to one Marine colonel

It’s tricky to define the multibillion-dollar Pentagon initiative aimed at linking up the military’s many forces and data.

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What JADC2 is, and what it is not, according to a US Navy admiral

Joint All-Domain Command and Control has "become a buzzword," Rear Adm. Susan BryerJoyner said at the West 2023 conference.

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L3Harris CEO says Viasat Link 16 assets are JADC2 ‘accelerant’

The nearly $2 billion deal between L3Harris Technologies and Viasat was announced in early October. It is expected to close in the first half of 2023.

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New data model predicts how deployments affect future readiness

What if you could predict the effects of one deployment three years into the future?

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"The Watched Pot Still Boils” - Expeditionary & Survivable C4I - Breaking Defense

Part 1 of a narrative series illustrating how America’s armed forces might use technology to accomplish their most demanding missions.

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US Navy wants $192 million for secretive Overmatch networking effort

Project Overmatch is the U.S. Navy’s contribution to Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the Pentagon's vision of seamless military connectivity.

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Ukraine and industry show how Europe can jump ahead on JADC2, ex-generals say - Breaking Defense

NATO is ill-suited to pull off a US-style megaproject for Multi-Domain Operations – but ad hoc, off-the-shelf networking in Ukraine shows another way to speed intel data to combat units.

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Lockheed eyes Project Convergence after successful 5G expedition

“Our battle space is all connected,” said David Rohall with Lockheed Martin. “No longer just does a soldier talk to the soldier next to him, but the soldier is talking to the airmen who may be flying above.”

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When we talk about what will enable JADC2, we’re really talking about the Internet of Warfighting Things - Breaking Defense

Combatant commanders may have units they have command authority over, but if they can't talk to them and connect to them, they don’t have control. That’s what IoWT enables.

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In new JADC2 overhaul, Air Force pushes all-encompassing 'DAF Battle Network' - Breaking Defense

The Department of the Air Force Battle Network represents “the physical architecture, the product architecture, that's needed” to realize JADC2 capabilities, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, the integrating program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, said in an...

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Dissecting the DNA of JADC2 reveals what makes communications tick - Breaking Defense

There’s connective tissue among gateways, 5G, edge computing, and AI/ML that can be built to develop the advanced network capabilities needed for JADC2.

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As described in recently released fiscal 2024 DAF budget request [PDF] documents, the DAF Battle Network is far more expansive than ABMS, involving dozens of different programs. It reflects the push by service Secretary Frank Kendall to ensure the DAF’s various JADC2-related efforts are more effectively unified,

In new JADC2 overhaul, Air Force pushes all-encompassing 'DAF Battle Network' - Breaking Defense

The Department of the Air Force Battle Network represents “the physical architecture, the product architecture, that's needed” to realize JADC2 capabilities, Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, the integrating program executive officer for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management, said in an...

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CYBERCOM 'developing' own cyber intelligence center to focus on 'nuts and bolts' all-source intel - Breaking Defense

“We know everything about, you know, a T-72 tank all the way to every nut and bolt in there for the Army," Col. Candice Frost said. "But we don't have that for networks, with respect to all-source capability.”

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Navy tests secret Project Overmatch tech with Carl Vinson strike group

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said Project Overmatch is "in full swing, right now."

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‘Stone Ghost’ secret intel network may expand to more nations: DIA

The system is used to share intelligence among “Five Eyes” partners, but DIA wants the ability to add and remove other users "on the fly."

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‘Stone Ghost’ secret intel network may expand to more nations: DIA

The system is used to share intelligence among “Five Eyes” partners, but DIA wants the ability to add and remove other users "on the fly."

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Classifying information for no good reason is hurting military effectiveness, report warns

Overclassification has hobbled collaboration on security issues in space, protected wasteful military programs and limited America’s innovation edge over its adversaries, the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center wrote in its 125-page study of governmental secrecy.

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Inside The Neverending Race To Update The Pentagon’s IT

The Joint Service Provider, charged with handling the defense secretary’s IT, is laser-focused on improving security and making sure infrastructure doesn’t obstruct the mission.

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Data transport will decide the next conflict, not hypersonics

As the U.S. and allied defense community evaluate where to focus development and problem-solving resources, it’s important to ask what will deliver the strategic advantage needed in modern warfare.The battlespace has changed, and future conflicts will be fought — and won — differently in the...

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Today’s defense environment demands integrated systems, and JADC2 is no different - Breaking Defense

The key is creating intelligent gateways that connect networks and the cloud across security domains and translate data so the joint services can speak the same language

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Pentagon awards Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle $9B cloud contract - Breaking Defense

JWCC is a multi-vendor, multi-cloud follow up to the infamous single-source Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, which was worth up to $10 billion and canceled in 2021.

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Israel, US team up for high-tech urban warfare competition - Breaking Defense

MoSAIC competition in Negev Desert will see next-level tech from digital room mapping to see-through-walls tech, some Israeli tech already combat-proven.

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US Air Force establishes new information warfare detachment

Dubbed Detachment 1, the new group is a hybrid wing-level organization designed to connect airmen from multiple locations as they accelerate readiness.

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Following cyberattack, communication satellite operators want more guidance on reporting

Satellite communications companies say new guidance for companies to increase their cyber incident reporting is a win for the industry and could help raise awareness about attacks.

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EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon aims to 'own the technical baseline' for AI tech, R&D official says - Breaking Defense

Over 100 officers, officials, academics, and industry insiders will discuss how to make AI more reliable, from ChatGPT-style "decision aids" to missile defense and cybersecurity, deputy CTO Maynard Holliday told Breaking Defense.

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US Navy needs seamless ‘virtual cloud,’ cyber leaders say

Navy vessels dot waters the world over and are expected to play a critical role in a conflict with China or Russia.

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Connectivity will ‘make or break’ US military use of AI, official says

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.

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Connectivity will ‘make or break’ US military use of AI, official says

The Pentagon is pursuing seamless networking through a connect-everything campaign known as Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or JADC2.

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Pentagon’s AI office rebooting global experiments for JADC2

Craig Martell said his team took the reins of the Global Information Dominance Experiments to “understand what’s the right way to get after JADC2.”

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Is ‘memory safety’ the killer use case for SBOMs?

The federal government — the country’s largest purchaser of software — will be using SBOMs to instruct security compliance for procurement.

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Military cyber directors: Help us better leverage AI to gain the 'high ground' - Breaking Defense

In a sign of how ubiquitous AI has become recently, DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner began his keynote not speaking himself, but with a generative AI that cloned his voice and delivered the start of his remarks.

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The latest on multidomain operations

As part of the annual C4ISRNET conference, Defense News’ Marjorie Censer speaks with experts on the military doctrine.

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How DoD will acquire fast-changing software

C4ISRNET Editor in Chief Mike Gruss speaks with defense officials on how the Pentagon’s acquisitions might keep up with software changes.

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Pentagon Needs to Do Better Job of Tracking Wargames, Report Finds

A Government Accountability Office report released April 24 found flaws in Defense Department's wargames, arguing they were too stovepiped.

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‘Adversarial AI’ a threat to military systems, Shift5′s Lospinoso says

The former Army captain told a Senate Armed Services panel how artificial intelligence can impact military operations.

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Multiple companies could win work on US Army’s Project Linchpin AI

Through Project Linchpin, the service intends to deliver artificial intelligence capabilities across the intel, cyber and electronic warfare worlds.

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Enough 'one trick ponies': Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech - Breaking Defense

Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.

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‘This capability didn’t exist 30 days ago’: How military exercises can drive software development - Breaking Defense

A recent CENTCOM exercise featured real-time software development, rolling out updates in hours or days, writes CENTCOM Chief Technology Officer Schuyler Moore.

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SDA asks industry for 100 satellites in latest move toward 'global' data constellation - Breaking Defense

The plan is to grant two contractors Other Transaction Authority awards to design and build the "Alpha" variant of SDA's Tranche 2 Transport Layer satellites, with delivery of the first four in time for a September 2026 launch.

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Pentagon will create office to monitor users and insider threats in wake of leaks

Review came after a junior airman was charged with posting Ukraine war documents and other secret information online.

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