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Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it

Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it
Three steps to JADC2: create the joint data layer, incentivize the services to plug-in, exercise it

It took US and coalition forces a decade to network themselves and share data. We can’t afford to take 10 years to figure out how to do that when faced with near-peer competitors.

Army’s IBCS passed F-35 sensor data to artillery system at Project Convergence 21

Army’s IBCS passed F-35 sensor data to artillery system at Project Convergence 21
Army’s IBCS passed F-35 sensor data to artillery system at Project Convergence 21

Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System demonstrated a crucial Joint All-Domain Command and Control capability as part of several future operational scenarios at Project Convergence 21.

It’s ‘delivery time’ on JADC2: 2022 Preview

It’s ‘delivery time’ on JADC2: 2022 Preview
It’s ‘delivery time’ on JADC2: 2022 Preview

Its unclear how much the Pentagon is spending on JADC2 and it needs to provide examples of progress next year.

For the Army, looming budgets and multi-domain everything: 2022 Preview

For the Army, looming budgets and multi-domain everything: 2022 Preview
For the Army, looming budgets and multi-domain everything: 2022 Preview

Here’s the key Army storylines we’ll be tracking at Breaking Defense next year.

The Army fought to balance new capabilities with tight budgets: 2021 In Review

The Army fought to balance new capabilities with tight budgets: 2021 In Review
The Army fought to balance new capabilities with tight budgets: 2021 In Review

New capabilities that will transform an Army balancing tight budgets in 2021.

I got to leave my house and have fun with the Army: 5 Stories From 2021

I got to leave my house and have fun with the Army: 5 Stories From 2021
I got to leave my house and have fun with the Army: 5 Stories From 2021

WASHINGTON: The US Army is in the midst of a generational modernization effort, a budget crunch and pivoting away from the Middle East to focus on threats in China and Russia. But that’ll be the focus of a different end of year piece. For this one, we can just have fun. Here are the stories…

Download our Project Convergence eBook

Download our Project Convergence eBook
Download our Project Convergence eBook

Breaking Defense reporting about what the service did during PC21, what it found, and how much further it still has to go.

Networks as ‘center of gravity’: Project Convergence highlights military’s new battle with bandwidth

Networks as ‘center of gravity’: Project Convergence highlights military’s new battle with bandwidth
Networks as ‘center of gravity’: Project Convergence highlights military’s new battle with bandwidth

In desert experiments, Army races to develop tactics for transferring data — and realizes high-def video can create potentially fatal data bottlenecks.

Robotic vehicles, drones coordinate recon at Army’s Project Convergence 21

Robotic vehicles, drones coordinate recon at Army’s Project Convergence 21
Robotic vehicles, drones coordinate recon at Army’s Project Convergence 21

“It’s this idea of collaborative sensing,” said Col. Andre’ Abadie, referring to one autonomous system talking to another to, say, confirm enemy positions or equipment.

Lack of future helo doesn’t stop Army’s Future Vertical Lift experiments in the desert

Lack of future helo doesn’t stop Army’s Future Vertical Lift experiments in the desert
Lack of future helo doesn’t stop Army’s Future Vertical Lift experiments in the desert

Project Convergence 21 showed off new, networked, autonomous capabilities to be added to next-gen helicopters.