Army halted weapon development and pushed tech to soldiers faster: 2024 in review
The Army spent 2024 pushing its new “transformation in contact” initiative while also pivoting away from several key weapon development initiatives.
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DoD authorizes first C2 gateway to modernize and update on its own for CJADC2
Managing the level of data needed for multi-domain operations necessitates a C2 system that enables interoperability between fielded and new systems.
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How TAK gives the US military an advantage at the Edge
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
‘Never been done’: Army to test out new integrated data layer on classified networks at Convergence
"We're pulling live data and then integrating it in all the different warfighting functions. So it's a pretty big, pretty big push,” Col. Matt Skaggs told Breaking Defense.
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Take lessons learned from joint exercises and turn them into capabilities
The real advantage comes when legacy, new, next generation and cutting-edge systems can work together in the battlespace.
Army seeks new industry input for Next Generation Command and Control initiative
The PEO C3T released the RFI after the office held an industry day to provide more information on NGC2 to interested vendors.
Army’s upcoming Project Convergence billed as early test for ‘C2 Next’ plans
Army units could begin receiving a minimum viable product version of Army's next-generation command and control architecture in 2025, should tests go well.
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Meeting Zero Trust goals while maintaining information dominance
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
Army using ‘transformation in contact’ to make case for new weapons, formation decisions
“We cannot [just] rely on ... bring out the laser and it'll fix it all,” said the 101st Airborne Division’s Commanding General Maj. Gen. Brett Sylvia.
Exclusive: Army Vice Chief talks network evolution, possible C-UAS shakeup and other priorities
The Army’s new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus recently sat down with Breaking Defense to discuss a few of his priorities that include network changes to include transitioning from a ‘C2 Fix’ to ‘C2 Next.’