All-Domain Operations Shape The Joint Battlespace For Decision Dominance
The Defense Department is shaping the joint all-domain environment by tying sensors to shooters in exercises like Northern Edge 21 and Project Convergence.
“This is a journey to see what's possible, what can we do with today's technologies, for a relatively minor cost,” Gen. John Murray told us. “Project Convergence ’20 cost us about the same thing as one Combat Training Center rotation” -- $23 million.
“The Chinese see competition as a whole of government effort [and] they're actually pretty good at it,” the Army Futures Command Chief told us. “We’re way out of practice.”
“There are a lot of differences between the FCS experience and the path we're on,” the Army Futures Command chief told us. This time, he said, “I don't think there is hubris. I think there's actually humility.”
Each service has unique problems to solve and billions invested in legacy systems. "I just can't throw away everything we own -- nor can the Air Force -- and start over," Gen. Mike Murray, head of Army Futures Command, says. "How does the Air Force architecture integrate with the Army architecture, with the Navy architecture?"
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.