CJADC2 Archives

An MQ-9 Reaper contracted from General Atomics, is parked at Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, June 15, 2024. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anna Higman)

Marine Corps wants to mount high-performance computer on Reaper drones

The service is reaching out to industry in search of potential solutions.

Sep 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

Northrop Grumman demos hybrid SATCOM solution using commercial internet

The Air Force Research Lab has also awarded a new contract to Viasat for the next phase of the Global Lightning effort.

Sep 24, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Greg Allen, Schuyler Moore, Justin Fanelli and Alex Miller engage at a roundtable hosted by CSIS. (Photo by Brandi Vincent)

What’s next for Centcom’s Digital Falcon Oasis experiment series

In an exclusive interview, three senior officials briefed DefenseScoop on how the events are impacting real-world military operations.

Sep 23, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

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 deploys cloud-based C2 capability to all NORAD air defense sectors

The Air Force is now looking to scale the CBC2 capability from a tactical level up to an operational level.

Sep 18, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2023) A global advanced reconnaissance craft is deployed in the Pacific Ocean during the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 23.1. IBP 23.1 is a U.S. Pacific Fleet experiment, executed by U.S. 3rd Fleet, operationalizing multi-domain employment of unmanned systems to create fleet warfighting advantages. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Kelley)

Navy CNO unveils ‘Project 33’ with a heavy emphasis on robotic systems, information dominance

The forthcoming push is part of Adm. Lisa Franchetti's “CNO Navigation Plan."

Sep 18, 2024 By Jon Harper

DefenseScoop’s Brandi Vincent speaks to Col. Strohmeyer during a panel at a GDIT event produced by FedScoop in collaboration with AWS on Sept. 12, 2024. (FedScoop photo)

What’s unique about the CDAO’s upcoming Global Information Dominance Experiment

A senior Pentagon official shared new details about what to expect in GIDE 12.

Sep 12, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Space Force awards follow-on contract to scale terrestrial data transport system

MeshONE-T is a ground-based architecture that serves as a “data-transport-as-a-service” for other customers within the Defense Department.

Sep 10, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Amado Saltosandrade, left, radio operator, and Lance Cpl. Miguel Alfaro, Right, electronics maintenance repairer, with the 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment set up the Marine Corps Wideband Satellite during the establishment of the 3d LCT command and control node at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Oct. 25, 2022. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody Purcell)

Marine commandant’s new planning guidance emphasizes C2 investments

“My observations over the last year reinforce my belief that command and control, as well as our ability to share data, will play an outsized role in…

Aug 28, 2024 By Jon Harper

Multinational ships sail in formation July 22, off the coast of Hawaii during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

Navy’s Project Overmatch steams ahead at RIMPAC

The recently concluded Rim of the Pacific exercise included participation from 29 nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and…

Aug 15, 2024 By Jon Harper

U.S., coalition and Five Eyes alliance partners experiment with Air Combat Command’s Tactical Operations Center-enabled Control Reporting Center during the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis’ Capstone event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Dec. 8, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Keith Keel)

Key to the Pentagon’s concept for modern war is standardization

To fully realize CJADC2, data standards must be enacted along with efforts to share successes and architectures across theaters and organizations.

Aug 12, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau