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Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: China Pursues Its Own Version of JADC2

By Stew Magnuson
The U.S. military wants to seamlessly integrate its sensors and weapons and tie them all together with artificial intelligence and a robust network in a concept it calls joint all-domain command and control, or JADC2. And so does China.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Navy Testing Secret JADC2 Technologies

By Josh Luckenbaugh
The Navy has revealed little about its contribution to the Defense Department’s joint all-domain command and control initiative but has started experimenting with systems that will bring the concept to life at sea, service leaders say.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Space Force Sets Sights on Putting JADC2 in Orbit

By Josh Luckenbaugh
Space-based systems will play a critical role in the Defense Department’s joint all-domain command control concept, and the services and commercial industry are working to send new capabilities into orbit.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Air Force Reorganizes to Tackle JADC2 Complexities

By Sean Carberry
While the Advanced Battle Management System has been the Air Force’s main program to realize the Defense Department’s joint all-domain command and control vision, the service is aiming higher, seeking to build a battle network to unify JADC2 efforts within the service.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Special Operations Command Has Key Role to Play in JADC2 Success

By Stew Magnuson
While the Army, Navy and Air Force all have different programs and separate funding streams to develop joint all-domain command and control, the three services are expected to one day operate a truly seamless “joint” system with no communication barriers.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Army Overhauling Networks for JADC2

By Laura Heckmann
Unifying networks across all services is central to the Defense Department’s joint all-domain command and control effort known as JADC2, and it’s the driving force behind one of the Army’s key modernization priorities.
Battlefield Communications

July 2023

SPECIAL REPORT: Joint All-Domain Command, Control A Journey, Not a Destination

By Sean Carberry
Much of the movie “Pulp Fiction” centers around a briefcase and its mysterious contents — an item or items of incredible value and importance never revealed to the audience. It’s a classic MacGuffin, an object in a film that matters only insofar as it motivates the characters and propels the action.
Cyber

April 2022

U.S. Can’t Wait Any Longer for a Cyber Force

By Jacob Winn
In 1947, the United States acknowledged that air power had fundamentally changed warfare by creating the Department of the Air Force.
Cyber

February 2022

Army to Ramp Up Testing for Cyber Weapons

By Meredith Roaten
As the Army sharpens its cyber capabilities, the service is planning to increase its capacity for training and simulation at its facilities across the nation.
Defense Department

December 2021

I/ITSEC NEWS: Defense Official Warns Data Overreliance Could Hurt Training

By Meredith Roaten
As the Pentagon works to become more digital, the services should be wary of their training programs leaning too heavily on data, a top official in charge of strategic readiness said Dec. 1.