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Project Convergence

Gabe Camarillo, Undersecretary of the Army, receives an orientation to the Transport Erector Launcher of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon by members of the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and Lockheed Martin during a visit to Huntsville, Alabama on April 1, 2022. (Army photo by William King)

Army undersecretary sees interoperability, not tech transition, as ultimate metric of JADC2 success

Project Convergence is about testing and demonstrating interoperability, not necessarily transitioning programs, the Army's No. 2 said.
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 looking at ‘payload agnostic’ EW capabilities as it modernizes its architecture

The Army is developing an architecture to deploy electronic warfare systems at echelon as it modernizes its arsenal.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Bulkeley, right, and USS Mason participate in a strait transit exercise. Bulkeley and Mason are part of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group and are conducting work-ups and flight operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Jared M. King)

JADC2 about much more than interconnected systems, Joint Staff’s No. 2 IT official says

In order for JADC2 to succeed as a new way to fight, it has to be about more than just the systems, incorporating new concepts and training…
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Kathleen Hicks takes a phone call from a senator shortly before her Senate confirmation hearing for Deputy Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom)

Deputy defense secretary signs JADC2 implementation plan

Kathleen Hicks this week signed the implementation plan for the U.S. military's new concept known as joint all-domain command and control.
Network Operations (NetOps) cell at Project Convergence manage and operate the network – from bandwidth to position location information (PLI) and message traffic – in support of Project Convergence 20. (U.S. Army photo by Justine Ruggio/Released)

How the Army prepared for Project Convergence with a virtual lab

The Joint Systems Integration Laboratory played a new and integral role ahead of the major test event in Yuma.
Network Operations (NetOps) cell at Project Convergence manage and operate the network – from bandwidth to position location information (PLI) and message traffic – in support of Project Convergence 20. (U.S. Army photo by Justine Ruggio/Released)

Army’s new Project Convergence capabilities lack cyber plans, IG says

New network integration technologies being need 'operationally representative' testing, a watchdog has warned.
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