Instead of a single, one-size-fits-all Common Operating Picture, the Pentagon’s emerging battle network needs a foundation of shared data, on which different units can build the software that fits their mission, said Col. Matt Strohmeyer.
Its unclear how much the Pentagon is spending on JADC2 and it needs to provide examples of progress next year.
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
The JROC has tagged the Space Force "officially and formally as the integrator for all joint space requirements," says vice chief Gen. DT Thompson.
"One of the requirements is going to be that all data developed and produced by every weapon system we have has to be made accessible, period," Gen. John Hyten said today.
The JROC now will issue "strategic directives" to the services prescribing how they craft buying plans to substantiate the emerging Joint Warfighting Concept, Brig. Gen. Rob Parker, Joint Staff J6 deputy director, says.
Pending the Deputy Secretary’s approval, the Joint All Domain Command & Control strategy could receive Secretary Austin’s okay within “weeks,” said Brig. Gen. Rob Parker.
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
"We even had representation at our [first] data summit from NATO," said Army Brig. Gen. Rob Parker, JG deputy director and head of the JADC2 Joint Cross-Functional Team (CFT).
"Standards, in many cases, provide everything but standards. Interoperability is a word normally tagged on something that is not interoperable," says Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, head of Joint Staff J6 responsible for C2 and cyber issues.
The Pentagon remains stuck in the “success” of the 1990s and Desert Storm, which hinders its ability to take advantage of revolutions in smartphone, cloud computing and social media technologies.
"Our ability to apply AI and other emerging technologies faster than our adversaries will allow us to maintain our competitive edge over Russia and China," Rep. Elise Stefanik, ranking of the HASC emerging threats subcommittee, said.
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.