Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) 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

Upcoming Air Force demos aim to connect commercial satcom with military platforms

The DEUCSI program looks to establish the ability to communicate with military platforms via multiple commercial space internet constellations in various orbital regimes using common terminal hardware.

Oct 12, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), two F-15s assigned to the Massachusetts Air National Guard and two CF-18 assigned to the Royal Canadian Air Force fly in formation behind a KC-135 assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, Oct. 27, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard Photos by Tech. Sgt. Bryan Hoover)

Air Force primed to deliver initial cloud-based C2 capability to Northcom, NORAD

“I think part of the reason that the CBC2 team has been as successful as it has been over the last 15 months is because we actually…

Sep 21, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

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

For C2 modernization, Air Force moving away from ‘big bang acquisition’

“I think what we’re trying to do is find ways of actually promoting more competition — not less competition — as we’re moving forward,” said Brig. Gen.…

Jul 10, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Common Mission Control Center at Beale Air Force Base, California, March 2021. (U.S. Air Force photographer)

Establish integration metrics to prioritize ‘glue’ for all-domain operations

The Pentagon’s way of building and buying new gear was not designed for a military that gains an edge by recomposing its pieces like Lego blocks or…

Jul 6, 2023 By Bryan Clark Dan Patt

Spanish soldiers load into a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook during Defender Europe 2023 at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, May 15, 2023. Defender Europe 2023 (DE23) is a U.S. European Command multi-national, joint exercise aimed to increase readiness and interoperability between U.S. and NATO allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Katie Tamesis)

US Army working to plug European allies into forthcoming JADC2 networks

Gen. McConville has been a proponent of “combined” Joint All-Domain Command and Control. However, there are challenges associated with that.

Jun 23, 2023 By Jon Harper