Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

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Getting to MARS: Defense Intelligence Agency AI-assisted database to begin ops in spring - Breaking Defense

MARS is replacing the 1980s-era database, called the Military Intelligence Integrated Database, used by DIA for its primary mission of providing foundational military intelligence to warfighters and national security decision-makers.

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The military’s zero-trust plans are about to face a big test

An INDOPACOM exercise will test the military’s data-centric security strategy.

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Bill urges Pentagon to speed JADC2 transition in focus on Indo-Pacific

The new legislation motivates “the right people and programs at the Pentagon to deploy needed strategies in a transformative way,” said Rep. Darrell Issa.

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Top secret info-sharing: DIA info chief sees modernizing JWICS as top priority in 2024 - Breaking Defense

"We are living in more chaotic times than ever with crises around the world and we realize that everything is at stake to include our national security. As we think about the future, we are, as technologists, on the frontline to respond," DIA CIO Doug Cossa said.

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'Operationalize AI': DIA signs out artificial intelligence strategy, creating governance model - Breaking Defense

“We are in a very interesting era and we want to make sure that we are complying with the [Department of Defense] ethical AI principles,” Ramesh Menon, DIA chief technology officer, told reporters today.

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Northrop to upgrade DIA systems in ‘Neptune Phoenix’ deal worth $700M

The DIA is revamping itself as the Pentagon shifts its geographic focus away from the Greater Middle East to confront Russian and Chinese ambitions.

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Government watchdog prepares to assess Pentagon's revamped AI strategy

In early 2024, GAO officials will meet with multiple Defense Department teams and formally review the agency’s new plan for AI adoption.

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Airborne tactical operations centers are needed for JADC2; Northern Edge demoed one in a KC-135 - Breaking Defense

Integrating C2 solutions on more assets ensures that operators share a common operating picture they can act on based on verified, secure intelligence.

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Drones, DIU and Army Network: What to watch for in networks in 2024 - Breaking Defense

Here's what to watch for in the defense network, cyber and innovation space in 2024.

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How to leverage America's software advantage in the decisive decade - Breaking Defense

Michèle A. Flournoy and Wendy R. Anderson lay out their vision for how the Pentagon can speed software acquisition in this new op-ed.

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Pentagon officials say the human element is key to JADC2′s success

Without the right people, and without the right recruitment and retention considerations, the Pentagon's Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative could fall short.

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Saving Schrödinger’s Cat: Getting serious about post-quantum encryption in 2024 - Breaking Defense

The National Institute of Standards & Technology is about to release its long-awaited "post-quantum encryption" algorithms. Then comes the hard part: installing them everywhere.

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Multiple companies could win work on US Army’s Project Linchpin AI

Through Project Linchpin, the service intends to deliver artificial intelligence capabilities across the intel, cyber and electronic warfare worlds.

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Army charts path ahead for Project Linchpin AI/ML initiative, while wary of its scope - Breaking Defense

"The ambition of [Project] Linchpin makes me nervous," said Mark Kitz, program executive officer for IEW&S. "We can't answer all of our AI/ML ops questions with the initial iteration of Linchpin."

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Ukraine A Living Lab for AI Warfare

Ukraine A Living Lab for AI Warfare

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How Palantir Is Shaping the Future of Warfare

A visit to Palantir reveals how the company is reshaping the battlefield in Ukraine and where algorithmic war is heading

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Rebellion to supply software for Navy’s secretive Project Overmatch

Project Overmatch is the Navy’s clandestine contribution to Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2.

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Revolutionary hybrid space network architecture showcased in landmark demonstration

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 13, 2024 - In a significant step toward achieving a unified global communications network, Aalyria, in collaboration with the U.S. Government, the European Space Agency (ESA), and other partners, recently show

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The biggest CJADC2 opportunity isn’t AI, it’s true interoperability

Opinion: The conflicts of the 21st century require unprecedented global coordination as threats operate across geographies, borders, and digital platforms.

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Army aims to democratize data with ADP 2.0 – but how will the contract work? - Breaking Defense

Ordinary soldiers and civil servants have used the Army Data Platform to build thousands of data analytics. Now the service wants to scale up ADP’s success — but that will take a new way of doing business, said chief data officer David Markowitz.

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NGA to gather more unclassified economic, military intel from commercial sats - Breaking Defense

"Commercial analytics-as-a-service, or the purchase of analysis vice pixels, means that we can integrate commercial capabilities faster into our existing products and services (e.g., object detection)," an NGA spokesperson told Breaking Defense.

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DISA establishing ‘J2′ intelligence directorate amid workforce revamp

U.S Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the DISA director, discussed the new arrangement at a conference in Northern Virginia.

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Pentagon’s CJADC2 milestone is signal to China, officials say

The Pentagon's connectivity campaign comes as China pursues its own version — or a countermeasure — known as Multi-Domain Precision Warfare.

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Transforming the military for the AI age requires 'a certain ruthlessness,' say US, UK experts - Breaking Defense

A new report from Britain’s RUSI and America’s SCSP argues only tough, politically savvy leadership can force the armed services to scrap enough existing systems to free up funds for an AI-driven revolution in warfare.

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Google's Nadja West highlights generative AI's impact on military medical training

Lieutenant General Nadja West, Board Member for Google Public Sector joins DefenseScoop.

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Lockheed Martin readies next tech demo of space-based JADC2 capabilities

Lockheed Martin Space’s innovation unit has greenlit another mission to experiment with and demonstrate new technologies on orbit.

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Northrop ‘combat edge’ software connects troops without cloud

The software is constructed to cooperate with different waveforms and networks, a Northrop Grumman executive said, and plays well with existing equipment.

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Here are the winners and losers in US Army’s force structure change

High-tech units focused on multidomain operations are in; formations for counterinsurgency are out, in the Army's new force structure design.

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New Vice Chief: Air Force Failing to Exploit 'Decisive Advantage’ Offered by Data

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James Slife said the service is not equipped to handle all the data its aircraft can collect.

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How GIDE grows: AI battle network experiments are expanding to Army, allies and industry - Breaking Defense

2023’s Global Information Dominance Experiments were a race to field a “minimum viable” version of CJADC2. The 2024 GIDEs will open up to more input from the services, the Five Eyes allies, and a wide range of contractors.

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CDAO identifies combatant command ‘embed’ — but stays tight-lipped on unfolding initiative

DefenseScoop confirmed that the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s “embed” at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters is Dan Tadevich.

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Air Force provides more details about plans for ‘battle management’ of AI

The Air Force updated a broad agency announcement and offered additional insights into the service's vision for adapting AI capabilities on the battlefield.

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Intel community tools can speed AI adoption

Global security is constantly changing and existing AI tools can give America’s warfighters faster recognition and decision advantage.

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Pentagon AI office must ‘cannibalize’ to keep operating, Martell says

The U.S. Department of Defense sought $1.8 billion for artificial intelligence and machine learning in fiscal 2024.

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Pentagon shifting to new model for assessing network readiness

Beginning March 1, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN) will establish the Cyber Operational Readiness Assessment (CORA) program, marking a shift from compliance to operational readiness.

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Far from the front, AI is starting to prove its military value

From customizing training to slashing through red tape, artificial intelligence tools are being put to use.

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Holistic examination of the next iteration of US Cyber Command underway

U.S. Cyber Command is conducting a robust review to make substantial changes to better posture it for the future against more sophisticated actors in a dynamic domain.

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The Pentagon is funding new chip designs for the AI era

A $78 million DARPA program aims to enable super-smart computing in remote battlefield conditions.

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The classroom is a battle lab: Using professional military education to usher in a new era of algorithmic warfare

What is the future of algorithmic warfare? The character of war is changing as artificial intelligence and machine learning applications transform everything from tactical engagements to operational art and military planning.

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Pentagon IG office shares new details about its unfolding evaluation of CDAO’s effectiveness

The DOD OIG is conducting a comprehensive assessment to determine the effectiveness of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s procurement, strategy and policy development, and adoption of AI.

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How Tech Giants Turned Ukraine Into an AI War Lab

AI tools provided by companies like Palantir raise questions about when and how invasive tech should be used in wartime

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Leidos gets nod from Kessel Run to scale Air Force’s C2IMERA software to additional locations

The Air Force has awarded Leidos a follow-on contract to continue development of C2IMERA command-and-control software and proliferate its use across the service.

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