"This is a fundamental roles and missions question, and DoD needs to clearly designate a lead service and compel the other services to follow that lead," says Todd Harrison, space and budget expert at the Center for Strategic and International Security.
"If the Joint Force can just get a taste of what this will be like on the battlefield, it will be the most addictive drug that has ever been made for warfare," Will Roper said of the Advanced Battle Management System.
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
ABMS is essentially the first effort by the Defense Department to "build the Internet of Things for the military," Will Roper, head of Air Force acquisition, says.
We offer an exclusive interview with the Air Force's leading civilian and military officer for JADC2 development, Preston Dunlap and Brig. Gen. David "Kumo" Kumashiro.
Dozens of generals — and one admiral — will convene at Nellis Air Force Base next week.
Senior Pentagon and service officials observed the last day of the ground-breaking ABMS exercise and the Air Force engaged Northern Command to create and manage the scenario.
The Sixth Domain is not defined by geography. It’s a new kind of conflict in which autonomy and networked systems allow thousand-dollar consumer electronics to destroy multi-million-dollar conventional weapons systems.
The Army is contributing Long-Range Army Fires, troops on the ground, and Sentinel radar. The Navy is bringing F-35Cs and a destroyer; and the Air Force will bring F-22 and F-35 fighter jets.
Future commanders will need to know how to use artificial intelligence to make decisions—including when not to trust it. But how do you decide?
The Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System is growing from an alternative to JSTARS to a multi-domain mega-network to connect all four services in future wars. Is this a revolution or overreach?