CJADC2 Archives

Members of the 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam operate cyber systems using a Enhanced communications flyaway kit during the Global Information Dominance Experiment 3 and Architect Demonstration Evaluation 5 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, July, 12, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy Picard)

Pentagon hopes to ring in new year with minimum viable capability for JADC2

The Department of Defense is gearing up to deliver a minimum viable capability for Combined Joint-All Domain Command and Control, by the end of 2023.

Dec 15, 2023 By Jon Harper

Master Sgt. Kyle Pearson (left), Headquarters Air Mobility Command expeditionary communications functional area manager, and Tech. Sgt. Kevin Koenig, 621st Contingency Response Support Squadron tactical radio communications section chief, provides communication from a Nomad GCS Tactical Control Vehicle at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne)

Pentagon eyeing ‘bridging’ solutions for JADC2

The Defense Department wants new capabilities for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative.

Dec 14, 2023 By Jon Harper

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, execute command and control from a combat operations center during exercise Keen Edge 22 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 31, 2022. Keen Edge is a biannual bilateral command post exercise between the U.S. military and the Japan Self-Defense Force that achieves mutual security objectives and strengthens U.S.-Japan military interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Keen Edge wargame to serve as ‘proof of concept’ for zero-trust networking among international partners

The U.S., Japan and Australia will conduct a trilateral command post exercise early next year.

Dec 12, 2023 By Jon Harper

Pentagon’s CDAO queries industry about commercial data-mesh capabilities

The office has been tasked with developing a "data integration layer" to enable the Pentagon’s vision for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2).

Oct 26, 2023 By Jon Harper

Lt. Gen. Mary O’Brien (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Top JADC2 official retires; no permanent replacement named

Lt. Gen. Mary O'Brien, who was leading the Pentagon's JADC2 efforts, has retired from the military and there's no Senate-confirmed successor in place.

Aug 24, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Joint fires, ally integration will take center stage in next ‘global information dominance’ experiment

A senior official said the next GIDE wargames will support the upcoming Bold Quest 2023 event, with joint force participation.

Jul 20, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Enterprise cloud seen as tool for integrating international partners into JADC2 efforts — with caveats

“Establishing a level of trust in the identities of the people and the systems you’re working for is absolutely essential,” said Brian Hermann, director of cybersecurity and…

Jul 18, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Signal Corps conduct war simulation training Oct. 5, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 at Camp Pendleton, California. During PC22 many systems were slated to be tested to determine how future command-and-control capabilities can be integrated with all service and multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thiem Huynh)

Pentagon’s JADC2 vision for connected battlefield will officially incorporate partners going forward

The military is officially rebranding its JADC2 effort to make note of input from partners, now dubbed CJADC2.

May 16, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau