Project Convergence Archives

A Soldier with 18th Space Company, 1st Space Brigade, operates a miniaturized tactical space system in a small tactical vehicle guarded by a British Army Special Operations Brigade soldier during Project Convergence Capstone 4 experimentation at White Sands Missile Range, Feb. 28, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by Brooke Nevins)

Achieving digital integration across allies: Lessons learned from Project Convergence

The success of Capstone yielded three major takeaways on government-industry partnerships.

Jun 12, 2024 By Nick Woodruff Chris Compton

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to “Wild Bill” Platoon, 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment conduct electronic warfare training during Combined Resolve XV, Feb. 23, 2021 at the Hohenfels Training Area. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julian Padua)

Army expects to mature electromagnetic spectrum decoy and obfuscation systems in FY ’25

The Army hopes to begin accelerating the maturation of key tools for deceiving the enemy in the electromagnetic spectrum to protect its forces.

Mar 22, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers with 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division. (Photo by Sam Brooks, U.S. Army.)

Army tests high-altitude network extension at Project Convergence

The Army is experimenting with a variety of drones, to include high-altitude systems, to extend the range of its network.

Mar 8, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Sailors, assigned to the Beachmaster Unit 1, and the Amphibious Construction Battalion, load and unload a Landing Craft Unit at Camp Pendleton, Calif. on Feb. 29, 2024. Project Convergence is a campaign of events to build trust in new technologies with Joint and Multinational partners. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Gabriella Bruce-Larkin)

Data passed ‘at a magnitude never seen before’ at Army’s Project Convergence

The Army, joint services and multinational partners said they experimented with passing data at a scale never done previously during Project Convergence Capstone 4.

Mar 8, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Airmen assigned with the 726th Air Control Squadron, 366th Operations Group, setup a communication system at Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Project Convergence-Capstone 4. This system allows the USAF to share ground data expeditiously with Air Traffic Control Towers and ground forces across various locations simultaneously. The exercise is just one of many experiments during the month-long PC-C4 event. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Christ-Claude Mowandza-Ndinga)

What’s next for the new CJADC2 minimum viable capability

CDAO leadership recently briefed the media how they plan to advance next-gen command and control in the near-term.

Feb 26, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Experiments enabled a CJADC2 minimum viable capability—but it’s not fully accessible yet, Pentagon says

Deputy CDAO Margie Palmieri provided an update on the Pentagon's Global Information Dominance Experiment series.

Jan 24, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Military service members assigned to the 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, Fort Bliss, Texas, and 729th Air Control Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, conduct warfare operations at the Tactical Operations Center-Light (TOC-L) on Oct. 14, 2022, during Project Convergence 22 experimentation at March Air Reserve Base, California. PC22, a multimonth event, enables the Department of Defense and its multinational partners to assess future warfighting concepts and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brenda Salgado)

How the Army is building ‘master data nodes’ to help units access information

The Army recently tested its tactical data fabric solution at Project Convergence and will next be taking it out to U.S. Army Pacific.

Dec 1, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Data management challenges are top of mind at Project Convergence 22

More work still needs to be done to standardize data, according to Army leaders.

Nov 10, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Inside the Integrated Battle Command System operations center at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Army photo)

IBCS completes key tests, teeing up full-rate production decision for Army

The Integrated Battle Command System program has completed IOT&E, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced.

Nov 8, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, work with the Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML), on a Palletized Load System (PLS) using a Remote Interface Unit (RIU) as a part of Project Convergence 22 at Fort Irwin, California, Oct. 31, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Collin S. MacKown)

Army planning ‘over a dozen’ events on top of Project Convergence to refine new tech next year

The smaller events will continuously test and improve operational technologies that have previously been established, particularly in the data operations space.

Nov 7, 2022 By Billy Mitchell