Services’ Fear Of Losing ‘Control’ Blocking JADC2 Progress, Experts Say

“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.

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)
Roper Mulls Name Change For Changing ABMS (Not Skynet!)

“I think Skynet is out,” he said with a sigh and a grin, “as much as I would love doing that as a sci-fi thing. I just don’t think we can go there.”

Roper Targets Commercial AI, Data Analytics For Next ABMS Deals

Roper Targets Commercial AI, Data Analytics For Next ABMS Deals
Roper Targets Commercial AI, Data Analytics For Next ABMS Deals

“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.

Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops

Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops
Esper Orders SDA To Link C2 Networks For All-Domain Ops

JADC2 is a way for the individual service C2 networks to “all have the same networking infrastructure to talk to one another,” says SDA Director Derek Tournear.

EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2

EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2
EXCLUSIVE Navy, Air Force Chiefs Agree To Work On All Domain C2

Today, “we have Navy-only systems,” said Vice Adm. Lewis, “which is really frustrating” — in fact, it’s “asinine.”

Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35

Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35
Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35

Once touted by President Trump himself as an alternative to the F-35, the souped-up Super Hornet is now firmly established as its partner.

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide
Missile Defense Vs. China, Russia: Decentralize, Disperse, & Hide

WASHINGTON: China or Russia could all too easily detect and destroy US Army missile defenses, exposing American forces to devastating attack, a forthcoming study finds. Patriot and THAAD units are big groups of big objects — launchers, radars, command posts — that emit lots of heat and radio/radar waves, are hard to camouflage, and can’t…

NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock

NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock
NORTHCOM: Defending North America At Ten And Two O’clock

  In less than three years, Northern Command has witnessed an important strategic shift. North Korea’s leadership changed and the acceleration of their nuclear weapons and missiles program are changing the strategic calculus for the United States and Canada. Meanwhile, the re-launch of Russia under President Putin has Russia’s presence felt in the Middle East, Asia…