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Take lessons learned from joint exercises and turn them into capabilities

Take lessons learned from joint exercises and turn them into capabilities
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.

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The connected warrior will have a common operating picture even when contested

The connected warrior will have a common operating picture even when contested
The connected warrior will have a common operating picture even when contested

Mobile, distributed command and control requires a common operating picture even in contested environments.

Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025

Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025
Army picking 2 cargo drones to pair with autonomous boats for Project Convergence 2025

“We’re going to have to figure out how to resupply dispersed formations,” Brig. Gen. Shane Upton, the director for the Contested Logistics Cross Functional Team, told Breaking Defense on Tuesday.

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 
‘Not one big bang’: Army looking to enhance competition with ‘teams of vendors’ for Next Gen C2 

“We want to get vendors on contract. We want to try something out. We want to do it under the auspices of a formal program that, you know, we can show the Congress that we’ve got a different approach,” Gabe Camarillo, under secretary of the Army, said.

Army’s upcoming Project Convergence billed as early test for ‘C2 Next’ plans

Army’s upcoming Project Convergence billed as early test for ‘C2 Next’ plans
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.

Pentagon’s CJADC2 dreams ‘very aspirational’ right now, Marine Corps general says

Pentagon’s CJADC2 dreams ‘very aspirational’ right now, Marine Corps general says
Pentagon’s CJADC2 dreams ‘very aspirational’ right now, Marine Corps general says

“I think we have to be very honest about the trajectory and how long its going to take to get there and the level of investment, because it’s going to cost quite a bit,” said Deputy Director for Combat Support Brig. Gen. William Wilburn, Jr.

Project Convergence: The Army’s tech showcase for the future

Project Convergence: The Army’s tech showcase for the future
Project Convergence: The Army’s tech showcase for the future

This eBook collection from the Project Convergence Capstone 4 event covers network changes with ‘C2 Next’, counter-unmanned reform, autonomous ships and more.

Budget disputes put Pentagon’s early JADC2 goals in jeopardy: Official

Budget disputes put Pentagon’s early JADC2 goals in jeopardy: Official
Budget disputes put Pentagon’s early JADC2 goals in jeopardy: Official

The Pentagon achieved a minimum viable capability for its Joint All Domain Command and Control effort through the recent Global Information Dominance Experiment, Deputy CDAO Margaret Palmieri said.

Fires, AI and human-machine prototype unites: Army gears up for Project Convergence

Fires, AI and human-machine prototype unites: Army gears up for Project Convergence
Fires, AI and human-machine prototype unites: Army gears up for Project Convergence

A trio of Army generals recently described the service’s plans for two-part Project Convergence event that will include new sensor-to-shooter integration, two formations with added robots, and a USMC autonomous watercraft.

Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech

Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech
Enough ‘one trick ponies’: Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech

Three MARSOC members, whose names were withheld for operational security, spoke at a panel about the tech they say they most critically need.

Army to test TITAN prototypes this summer as it moves toward downselect

Army to test TITAN prototypes this summer as it moves toward downselect
Army to test TITAN prototypes this summer as it moves toward downselect

TITAN is the service’s ground station meant to process data from space and land-based “sensors” using artificial intelligence, which will then be sent off to the right “shooter” — part of the core concept of JADC2.

Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition

Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition
Project Convergence capstone event set for spring 2024, with ballistic missile defense addition

Ballistic missile threats will be folded into the upcoming scenario to test out the integration of a new set of missile defense capabilities.

No Convergence in 2023: Army deliberating the path ahead for signature JADC2 exercise

No Convergence in 2023: Army deliberating the path ahead for signature JADC2 exercise
No Convergence in 2023: Army deliberating the path ahead for signature JADC2 exercise

“We can’t wait 12 to 18 months to do a big, expensive exercise; We need to do that at the right point in time,” said AFC Commander Gen. James Rainey.

Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review

Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review
Cloud contracts, the JADC2 mystery and Russian cyber attacks: 2022 in Review

In the network world, 2022 saw the return of the (non) JEDI, the bumpy road to JADC2 and real-world lessons from the cyber dimension of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.